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Mame
So, I keep seeing folks say to overwinter trees out of the sun and wind. The wind part makes sense, and so does the sun part, at least to the extent that we want to keep trees dormant during the winter, and the sun, in theory, risks creating too great a temperature differential--or does it? I ask because I see places like Eisei-en (in Nashville!) overwinter many trees on benches in full sun, the very same benches used in the summer. Yet, elsewhere, I see folks from way up north, near the Canadian border, strongly advising to keep trees out the sun, and these are places where the average daily winter temperatures during the day are much, much colder.
Is there something I'm missing? I know the day/night temp difference can play a role, but, if anything it would seem that a place like Nashville has a greater day/night differential, and, thus, a greater incentive to keep trees in the shade, and yet the opposite happens there.
Is there something I'm missing? I know the day/night temp difference can play a role, but, if anything it would seem that a place like Nashville has a greater day/night differential, and, thus, a greater incentive to keep trees in the shade, and yet the opposite happens there.