Brent - the only way I can root prune at this time of year in zone 7 is to
place the newly pruned material in my unheated garage after the operation.
If I leave it out in 20F temp., I lose it every time.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brent Walston"
To:
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 8:43 PM
Subject: [IBC] Repotting


Iris

I don't see any problem repotting them at any time now. I have started
repotting everything here and will continue repotting with and without
root pruning for the remainder of the winter. Temperature swings here are
20 to 65F for the most part. We do get some root growth during the winter,
and I expect you will have enough root activity to prevent any dying off
of cut root ends assuming a well drained mix.

Brent
EvergreenGardenworks.com


wrote:

As I have mentioned, my hardy trees spend the winter in an unheated
sunporch. I try to keep the temperature between 30 & 45 F. The trees are
all accessible. Some of them wake up pretty early. I have the following
trees which I plan to repot.
Japanese maple
Cedar of Lebanon
Tsuga canadensis 'Minuta'
Prunus 'Hally Jolivette'
Chaenomeles japonica 'Chojubai'
Crabapple
'Jacqueline Hillier' elm
Miniature Mugo pine
'Broadmoor' juniper.
How soon can I repot them? Can any of them be repotted in January?
Thanks,
Iris
Happy holidays

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