Winter is coming to the Southeast

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Kompakfigs

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Both my in ground and potted trees are still bleeding sap so is everyone going to wait for the trees to go into dormancy or move them in the storage this weekend.
 
What to do, what to do! We are going to have two nights down into the 20's and then back into the 40's. Mine are also bleeding sap. Think I just decided to put all 10 large potted trees into their room in the barn. Then I have 10 baby trees started this year. In the barn or into the house?
 
JudyB said:
What to do, what to do! We are going to have two nights down into the 20's and then back into the 40's. Mine are also bleeding sap. Think I just decided to put all 10 large potted trees into their room in the barn. Then I have 10 baby trees started this year. In the barn or into the house?
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20 will severely damage it, if it has been warm recently
 
I’m quickly throwing up a cattle panel shelter for all mine this year. I’m thinking it will be easy and a day project. Time constraints it’s going to have to be a day project, I’m out of time…..lol.
 
My pots will be in the garage by Sat. Letting them drop the remaining leaves in the garage. Then pruning and storage around Thanksgiving or early Dec. I bring them out in April. I hope to do more grafting than rooting this winter/spring.
 
Here my young rooted cuttings from this spring are going inside. Either the garage or in a spare bedroom. I put too much work into getting sticks to grow all season and then let Mother Nature turn around and kill them.
 
I have 30 or so rooted cutting's that will go in the garage for two days. Then be brought back out for the warmer temps following the two day cold snap. I think I will keep these cutting's awake over the winter. I need to get some growth on them. :)
 
Kompakfigs said:
Both my in ground and potted trees are still bleeding sap so is everyone going to wait for the trees to go into dormancy or move them in the storage this weekend.
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This is going to be ugly!!!
We haven't even had a frost yet. Low temperatures have barely broke below 60. Half the in ground fig trees and blueberry plants are still growing. All have sap. And it's going down to 26 degrees. I'd build camp fires between the rows but wind will be gusting to 25 mph and I can't risk burning down century old wood frame structures.
 
Woodlot said:
This is going to be ugly!!!
We haven't even had a frost yet. Low temperatures have barely broke below 60. Half the in ground fig trees and blueberry plants are still growing. All have sap. And it's going down to 26 degrees. I'd build camp fires between the rows but wind will be gusting to 25 mph and I can't risk burning down century old wood frame structures.
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Yes, It’s gonna be tough. You will likely see some tip damage. I wouldn’t worried about freeze damage too much. The non-lignified growths will get burned off for sure but 26 is not bad for lignified wood.

More important things are
1. you don’t want to prune off the damage too early because non-compartmentalized wood will let more damage into the tree.
2. Protect the trunk with insulation or paint. This is not for the freeze but for when the cold passed. The trunk will split if temperature rise too fast after the cold. Trees will die back to the ground in this case.
 
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