Re: Japanese maple -Reply
- To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Japanese maple -Reply
- From: S* G*
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1998 14:14:31 -0500 (EST)
I live in Plattsburgh, just 100km south of you. OUr temperatures are the
same as you yet noone wraps their japanese maples here and they don't seem
to suffer any damage.
Steve graf@aldus.northnet.org
usda zone 4b/5a in the beautiful Champlain Valley of NY
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On Fri, 6 Nov 1998, Laura Sorochan wrote:
> Ann,
>
> I too live near Montreal. We have a Japanese Maple ('bloodgood') which
> we wrap up each year in "Arbotex" (the white fabric used to give winter
> protection from wind). We have never had a problem with squirrels or
> other rodents (and believe you me, we have TONS of 'em around our
> house!). We have never tried not protecting the tree (this will be it's
> fourth winter), as I believe that it is marginally hardy here and we'd just
> hate to take a chance on losing it. It's very tempting, though, to try
> leaving it without protection.....as the tree has grown to close to seven
> feet high... not too fun to cover up, let me tell you!!
>
> Laura
> Zone 4/5 Montreal, Quebec
>
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