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In my experience, frost is no problem with japanese and trident maples. Hard freezes that completely freeze the rootball are a different story. If you tap the soil and it thunks like it's a solid block... I would take it in the garage to thaw out and not leave the plant in that condition for several days on end.

If the tree is very old with delicate ramification, you can lose some twigs to die back as a result of weather. Parts of the tree would eventually die anyway, it just a stress, like frostbite, and it attacks the weakest parts of the tree first. This seems to be a problem with zelkova and elm that have extremely fine twigging.

For other plants, if they become dessicated and the roots are unable to take up moisture because the soil is frozen, the tree will lose some of its ability to resist having its tissues freeze. So keeping the tree hydrated is important, too.

Regards,

Matt

4-Dec-2001	#6
TreeBay Tips:5¢ Advice:Free *MODERATOR GROUP* Join Date: Aug-2001 Location: Silicon Valley Country: USA USDA Zone: 9 AHS Heat Zone: 4 Posts: 9,743	Re: overwintering trident maple In my experience, frost is no problem with japanese and trident maples. Hard freezes that completely freeze the rootball are a different story. If you tap the soil and it thunks like it's a solid block... I would take it in the garage to thaw out and not leave the plant in that condition for several days on end. If the tree is very old with delicate ramification, you can lose some twigs to die back as a result of weather. Parts of the tree would eventually die anyway, it just a stress, like frostbite, and it attacks the weakest parts of the tree first. This seems to be a problem with zelkova and elm that have extremely fine twigging. For other plants, if they become dessicated and the roots are unable to take up moisture because the soil is frozen, the tree will lose some of its ability to resist having its tissues freeze. So keeping the tree hydrated is important, too. Regards, Matt __________________ Want to be a seller on bonsaiAUCTIONS? Get authorized today! bonsaiTALK: Over 100,005.36 Megabytes Served this Month!