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Behr and John gave you some good advice. What you need to remember is tree growth is not based on temperature. The length of daylight is the determining factor in how a tree grows. It is still in the low 90s during the day here in Fl. but the BC and Sycamores have already started turning brown and dropping leaves. I thought my BC were dying until I looked at the ones in natural settings and saw them doing the same thing. It's weird and something that
still amazes me, we always associate dormancy with cold weather because they usually occur at the same time but the weather has nothing to do with it.
These guys could care less about the temperature, they know when it's time to drop the leaves. The ideal time to cut or chop is early spring but BC are tough and yours will probably survive. Good Luck!

28-Sep-2005	#7
sauce Still Learning Join Date: Aug-2004 Location: Florida Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 744	Behr and John gave you some good advice. What you need to remember is tree growth is not based on temperature. The length of daylight is the determining factor in how a tree grows. It is still in the low 90s during the day here in Fl. but the BC and Sycamores have already started turning brown and dropping leaves. I thought my BC were dying until I looked at the ones in natural settings and saw them doing the same thing. It's weird and something that still amazes me, we always associate dormancy with cold weather because they usually occur at the same time but the weather has nothing to do with it. These guys could care less about the temperature, they know when it's time to drop the leaves. The ideal time to cut or chop is early spring but BC are tough and yours will probably survive. Good Luck!