bryz
Seed
Hi. I recently received my first tree, a very young, roughly 16 inch tall maple. I repotted it into a one-gallon and have been watering it at least daily since. It has only been a few days. My question is: What should I be doing to make sure the tree gets through the rest of this winter alright?
Right now, all I am doing is monitoring the weather to see if I have to take the tree inside (waiting for below -5 Celsius). What else can I do? Should I be mulching the tree? Do I even need to water a dormant tree as often as I am currently doing? Is this young tree able to handle a winter outside?
Generally, my instinct is that since these trees are hardy to below my zone, they should be able to handle living outside without too much interference from me (just as if it was growing out in the wild). So, I just want to know if there are any major concerns that I should be looking out for.
Thanks so much!
Right now, all I am doing is monitoring the weather to see if I have to take the tree inside (waiting for below -5 Celsius). What else can I do? Should I be mulching the tree? Do I even need to water a dormant tree as often as I am currently doing? Is this young tree able to handle a winter outside?
Generally, my instinct is that since these trees are hardy to below my zone, they should be able to handle living outside without too much interference from me (just as if it was growing out in the wild). So, I just want to know if there are any major concerns that I should be looking out for.
Thanks so much!