Hey all,
Relatively new member here. I've been overwintering my trees in a cold frame on my balcony these past few months and I'm starting to think about how things will look with the upcoming spring season. This has been the first winter for a lot of my trees as I am still a beginner.
I'm just wondering at what point most of you are starting to take your outdoor trees out from shelter and embrace the transition from dormancy? I'm sure we're all well aware of how temperamental Colorado can be in the next couple of months and I'm very curious to hear how some of you work with that.
My plan has been to try and keep my trees in the cold frame (shaded) and dormant as long as I can. I'm keeping an eye on things in case any one of my trees decides to break bud anyways.
Any comments or feedback would be greatly appreciated.
-Cameron
I would recommend waiting till April and even then keep an eye on the forecast. If you do any styling or repotting in April you should have a way to protect the tree if the temperature goes south. I would check on them a couple of times a week to see if any are starting to push new growth. If they are not the no need to do anything. If they are then that factors into your decision on when to move them out to where they get the needed sun. It might take a couple of springs to figure out what makes sense in you environment.