So...here's what I'd been wondering about. And curious for advise.
I'm in grow zone 5 near the Rocky Mountains. Its already first week in August. I got so busy that I didn't get on things fast enough.
I wanted to do some black locust trees in the yard, and maybe a peach tree or two. But I'm worried about how well a young tree can overwinter? Winter for us doesn't usually start until Thanksgiving. That's when the cold hits for us. And then it will be cold off and on until April. chances for late frosts around May 1st, but April is usually kind of spotty bouncing around with warm, cold, stormy, etc all mixed up.
Does the tree have to reach a minimum size to make it through winter? Normally I don't question this, but for trees that are very young, or not very tall yet, it suddenly made me realize I shouldn't assume a lot and that I didn't have much data.
Thank you.
I'm in grow zone 5 near the Rocky Mountains. Its already first week in August. I got so busy that I didn't get on things fast enough.
I wanted to do some black locust trees in the yard, and maybe a peach tree or two. But I'm worried about how well a young tree can overwinter? Winter for us doesn't usually start until Thanksgiving. That's when the cold hits for us. And then it will be cold off and on until April. chances for late frosts around May 1st, but April is usually kind of spotty bouncing around with warm, cold, stormy, etc all mixed up.
Does the tree have to reach a minimum size to make it through winter? Normally I don't question this, but for trees that are very young, or not very tall yet, it suddenly made me realize I shouldn't assume a lot and that I didn't have much data.
Thank you.