Wintering my trees?

[Joe R]

I didn't know where else to put this post. Because it's been getting cooler here I have been thinking about how I'm going to winterize my trees when the time comes. It will be my first time winterizing trees and I wanted to plan ahead. I will be moving into an apartment soon and the trees will be on the balcony. I can't dig holes anywhere around the apartment to bury the pots in. I will have a small closet on the balcony built onto the apartment and I was wondering if my trees would do alright over the winter in there?
Thanks,
Joe

 

[Dav4]

I didn't know where else to put this post. Because it's been getting cooler here I have been thinking about how I'm going to winterize my trees when the time comes. It will be my first time winterizing trees and I wanted to plan ahead. I will be moving into an apartment soon and the trees will be on the balcony. I can't dig holes anywhere around the apartment to bury the pots in. I will have a small closet on the balcony built onto the apartment and I was wondering if my trees would do alright over the winter in there?
Thanks,
Joe

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[Joe R]

I understand how to winterize my trees, my tropicals will be going inside, and my favorite deciduous tree will be in my refrigerator. I just wanted some input from other people, mostly if I'd be safe to just put my other trees in the closet outside. I'm just worried it might get too cold in there for them.

 

[M. Frary]

What are the other trees? Trees from your cold hardiness zone? If so outside is better than a refrigerator. The refrigerator is dry and your trees will smell like food.

 

[JudyB]

Put a list of your trees you are not sure of what to do with so others can help you.

 

[sorce]

The closet sounds good.

The refrigerator sounds unnecessary.

Sorce

 

[Cypress187]

I wrapped them in bubble-plastic and placed them out of the wind (on my balcony), but it depends on the size and type of plant and balcony and country and stuff.

 

[Leo in N E Illinois]

Kansas, I assume zone 6a, 5b, 5a, or 4b. depending on where you are at. If the trees are hardy to your zone the main key is to site them where they freeze once and stay frozen. Put them in styrofoam coolers, top up with styro peanuts. In each cooler include a 2 liter bottle about 3/4 full of water for thermal mass. The water will help slow freeze-thaw cycling. Trees in these coolers in your shed on your balcony will freeze and stay frozen, and hopefully not thaw too early