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Its hard to say if your elm is in trouble or not. I do the same thing with my tree's and the soil on top is constantly frozen solid. The thing is though that the center of the rootball is likely still thawed out and will hopefully remain that way for the duration of the winter. If it were my tree, i'd leave it where it is until spring. You serve to do more harm than good by drastically changing envinronments. One thing you can do though is (assuing your garage is attached to the main house) is put the tree's along the interior wall. Its not a big difference in temps, but a degree or two maybe.

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5-Dec-2005	#2
007 Secret Agent Join Date: Nov-2004 Location: Detroit, Michigan Country: U.S. USDA Zone: 5/6 AHS Heat Zone: 4/5 Posts: 838	Its hard to say if your elm is in trouble or not. I do the same thing with my tree's and the soil on top is constantly frozen solid. The thing is though that the center of the rootball is likely still thawed out and will hopefully remain that way for the duration of the winter. If it were my tree, i'd leave it where it is until spring. You serve to do more harm than good by drastically changing envinronments. One thing you can do though is (assuing your garage is attached to the main house) is put the tree's along the interior wall. Its not a big difference in temps, but a degree or two maybe. __________________ Here's to a long life and a merry one, a quick death and an easy one, a pretty girl and an honest one, a cold beer and another one!