Sunshyn

Jim Lewis wrote:
> On 26 Aug 2004 at 8:47, Rodger Kessler wrote:
>
>
>>Is it safe to leave a small Japanese Maple outside in the winter? It's
>>a new tree grown from a seedling this past spring/summer and I'm
>>hesitant to leave it out all winter. I live on the CT coast. Any advice?
>>
>>It is clearly species specific. There are certainly zone 5
>>Japanese Maples. If you know the species, find out what its
>
> hardiness is. in southern Vermont on lake Champlain the are
> examples that thrive. Rodger Kessler
>
>>
> SLIGHT correction. Rodger is right in that some Japanese maples
> are more cold-hardy than others, it's his terminology that's the
> problem.
>
> "Japanese maples" are a single "species" -- Acer palmatum. The
> cold-hardiness variation comes at the "cultivar" level, as in
> Acer palmatum 'Kiyohime' or A. p. 'Crimson Queen'.
>
> I can't advise as to which are or are not cold hardy. Maybe
> your local library has Vertrees' tome on Japanese maples, or you
> could look at www.mountainmaples.com and see if your tree is
> listed and if they mention its cold tolerance.
>
> Down where _I_ live, we worry about HEAT tolerance.
>
> Jim Lewis - jklewis@nettally.com - Tallahassee, FL - "IF YOU'VE
> SEEN ONE REDWOOD TREE, YOU'VE SEEN THEM ALL."
> - Forestry expert, Ronald Reagan
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The seedling is native to this area (I got it from below a matured
tree.) I guess to be more specific, I was concerned about the seedling
getting worse frost damage from being in a pot rather than the ground.

Thanks for everyone's input.

Sunshyn