sherwindu wrote:
I buried several of my young trees in pots in my garden for the
winter.
These are all
plastic pots which have filled with the melted snow, to the brim.
With
the varying temperatures we are experiencing, some of this water has
refrozen. Will this ice layer atop the soil in any way harm the
plants? Should I make extra efforts to remove it?

Sherwin D.

I doubt it. Ice is a good insulator. They are better off with the ice
than without.