@Dan W. I see no rot, and I am wondering if a repotting is necessary because there was so little root as it was bought last Fall. I might still do that but only after a few weeks of good Spring weather after this blizzard is done. At first glance it seems relatively harmless how far it has progressed. I'll hold of on fungicide for sure, but it would be nice to know if there are good/bad fungicides. Probably depends on the circumstances.

That is where my research was taking me. I was going to get a fungicide but thought exposure could be enough. Thank you very much! Do you suggest a fungicide generally if this progresses?

Right right, and I'm sorry if I wasn't clear, I mean from the garage into the apartment/home where it is 70f. My fear is too cold of weather while they are beginning to prepare for hibernation with us seeing single digits out of no where. If their leaves were off and it was late December I would simply assume leave in unheated garage. Thanks.

I wanted to build off this question if I could. What do we do with deep freezes ahead of the hibernation period? In Denver we are hitting single digits tonight and tomorrow and some deciduous trees haven't lost leaves, so I think it is safe to say they are still building sugars and preparing. But to clarify - I'm thinking temperatures so low that there is a risk of freezing even if it were winter. I might be way off since I'm inexperienced...Maybe they are totally fine in the pre-winter drops. Should trees be brought in from the external, unheated storage to prevent freeze or should they be subject to fluctuating temps? Tree examples would be Acers, Junipers, and Cedars.

Thank you so much!

I've had luck with seedlings on Etsy. They are seedlings, sure, but they are in good health and you can grow them relatively, if I understand correctly. Got cherry blossoms for around $14 a seedling and maples around $8.

Glad I already had a good understanding of the weather. Thank you so much for all the info! I didn't know that about the depth in a pot not being an issue. The soil info is also awesome. All my trees are deciduous and are going in my external storage so they should be good. I had a maple that survived well in the same manner in this complex so I think I am in a good place. As for the soil, getting the mixes from Eastern Leaf seems like the most viable option for me right now. Probably not the most cost effective, but getting into this now...better to take some of the stress out of the equation for the time being. Their general pot soil works fine for my smaller trees. I imagine the mushroom compound would be a great additive for the large grow. I will look into the classes. I for sure am considering taking a course or two because why not.

I am in your area so this is great! Thank you! Yeah I think because I am in an apartment I will get a couple large capacity pots. One for each of a couple trees. Might do one for the juniper, one for the cedar, and a third maybe for a Yoshino cherry. I assume a large large pot will work similarly when sizing up a plant quickly, or at least better than an 8" pot. ------------ It is Cedrus Deodara Prostrate Beauty - Himalayan I think --------- This pot looks solid. Small than I envisioned. Now just to figure out soil that won't break the bank. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Southern-Patio-22-44-x-22-44-in-Rustic-Oak-Resin-Bucket-Barrel-HDR-023395/205626595

Awesome thank you very much!