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Old 24-Jun-2004   #1
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everybody should go outside and check whether the tree's pot is hot or not,i've just toucjed one of my pines, which had a black pot and it was steaming hot!!! I took some sheets of paper and some duck tape and i wrapped paper around the pot to reduce the heat absorbtion.......
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Old 24-Jun-2004   #2
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Aluminum foil around the pot will help with that.

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that should work even better
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aluminum foil, brilliant! i was trying to figure something out for this same problem. daytime temps have been in excess of 110 degrees on my patio and it's only going to get worse..
thanks for the tip!
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What is the problem? Is it the the temp of the pot or is it really that hot inside the pot? How much tolerance for heat do roots have?

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The problem is that dark colored pottery heats up in the sun. A little above 100 degrees F, the roots shut down and stop absorbing water. The leaves keep on going because they aren't quite so warm. Until they start to run out of moisture, then you might start to see "burnt" tips. If it gets much hotter than that, you might see the roots on the exterior edges of the rootball - closest to the pot - begin to die and that could lead to root rot.

Brent has a page on his site that's worth checking:

http://www.evergreengardenworks.com/rootheat.htm

This is interesting too, in a tangential sort of way:

http://www.rosevilletrees.org/faq/faqDamage.html#2
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A white towel wrapped around the pot and all will reduce the heat and allow you to water through it as well as holding moisture in a little better.

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I have found that a double wrap of cheese cloth works very well for this, you can even put it over the soil and it does not impede watering at all.
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The last ABS Journal has a good article/research on this from Dr. Cody of Texas.
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You could try an emergency blanket too. Its a peice of super reflective milar. They cost about two bucks and are found at camping stores. Just tape it on with the inside facing out.

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