Crimson Queen Groot Care

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

I have a beautiful established Crimson Queen Laceleaf Maple in my back yard. This spring I discovered that it had a little Groot about 3 ft away. I replanted my baby Groot into its own pot and put it closer to the house here I could care for it and keep the landscaper guys from accidentally plowing it under. It has done fine all year, but didn't grow much though (CQLMs are notoriously slow growers). I am now wondering what to do with it and how to care for it over winter? I have it in a place that has strong southern exposure and is the warmest part of my garden in the winter, plus it is projected on two sides from wind and weather by a 4ft deck wall. Should I mulch it up around the base of its TINY little stem or will that just invite rot? Should I cover it with a burlap tent to protect it from snow or does it even need that? Any care advice for my little Groot?

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)

8 years ago

Well, that would explain it :-) At my advanced age, I am not a big fan of either superheros OR comic books! Didn't think it was a horticultural term.....I am pretty much on top of most of those.

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mblan13
8 years ago
What zone are you in? Is it still in the pot?

I leave mine outside until overnight temps get to around freezing, then bring them into my garage which gets no lower than 45F.

January and February mostly mostly so the root ball dosen't freeze and the pots don't break. I put it back out in the spring.
gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
8 years ago
JM's in containers are fine outdoors all winter, provided temps do not sink into the low 20's for any length of time. Generally, that would be zone 7 and above. It needs to go dormant and stay dormant over winter so a temp of 45F would be the absolute maximum I would allow.

"groot" is new terminology to me: ) Where did you find that word?
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indianagardengirl
8 years ago
Comic book superhero, Gal
theparsley
8 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEPbXYzE5_Y
Embothrium
8 years ago
Potting soil looks puddled, sunken and compacted - I wouldn't try to overwinter this small example of a drainage-sensitive species in that material.

Or any plant, really.
mblan13
8 years ago
Be careful if you leave terra cotta or clay/ceramic pots out. if they get a hard rain followed by a good freeze, it can crack the pots. Plastic pots are OK because they can flex.