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cherry trees winter care

17 years ago

I received two bare root Japanese cherry trees which I put in pots. They are growing nicely. Since I haven't decided where their permanent home will be, how do I protect them over the winter. Should they go in a cold basement or can I just leave them outside? Ellie

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fruitnut Z7 4500ft SW TX
17 years ago
Ellie: In Z4 they will benefit from some protection. A cold basement should be fine. But it does need pretty cold. 32-45F would be ideal.

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liza070831
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17 years ago
Thank you for the advice. The space I have in mind is a room under a sunroom with no heat so I think that should work.
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franktank232
17 years ago
Liza-

Keep them outside as long as you can. I'm sure they'll be safe all the way down to the low teens, maybe even single digits. I overwinter peach trees in my garage and they do fine and it gets below 0F in there. Whenever i have brought them inside to my basement in late winter, they will start leafing out and its only low 50's down there. So i take it it needs to be mid 40's or colder to keep them dormant.

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