Out of dormancy

[Jorgens86]

One of my chinese elms comes out of dormancy and its only 9 of febr.
Its 2 months earlier than usualy.
This winter is pretty warm this year. If weather gets colder will it go to dormancy again or new buds will die of???

 

[Cadillactaste]

You may need to two step...for protection. Elm... roll to the beat of their own drum. I've some just now going fully dormant...some waking up. They truly are a fun species...but they don't read the books.

 

[Charlo]

My smallest tree a Seiju Elm woke up a couple of days ago.

 

[rockm]

One of my chinese elms comes out of dormancy and its only 9 of febr.
Its 2 months earlier than usualy.
This winter is pretty warm this year. If weather gets colder will it go to dormancy again or new buds will die of???

Once a tree moves out dormancy and leaf edges on buds are visibly moving away from the bud it loses mostly all of its abilities to withstand freezing. Exposed to temperatures that freeze roots or parts of roots means those roots and tissue supported by those roots will be killed.

Your tree will not re enter dormant. New leaves will be killed off even with medium frosts over several days

In short frost and freezes can kill or severely damage your tree now. It requires frost free quarters until spring and until the danger of freezes and frosts is gone.

 

[Jorgens86]

Its in greenhouse where temp is around +5C.
It need repotting this spring, that menas i need to do it now?? First time happens like this so a bit confused about repotting

 

[rockm]

Its in greenhouse where temp is around +5C.
It need repotting this spring, that menas i need to do it now?? First time happens like this so a bit confused about repotting

It’s best to repot before growth begins just as leaf buds swell and show green but before leaves emerge.

 

[Deep Sea Diver]

Trees can indeed go back in dormancy, but practically it takes a whole lot longer than leaving dormancy.

Practically, it’s best to protect the tree from freezing once it’s starting to show signs of breaking dormancy.

For example we have a couple greenhouses. One gets more sun than the other. In the sunny greenhouse there are some azaleas and quinces that have broken dormancy for a couple weeks, despite the fact we are experiencing a three week cold spell. (This has occurred multiple times over the past three winters.)

This isn’t an issue as the greenhouse heaters, keep the temperature above 34F at all times. That’s the key as alluded to above.

If a tree really needs repotting, which means the media doesn’t absorb moisture properly (not by schedule) and has fully broken dormancy. One can aerate the media with a thin metal probe or a thin concrete drill…letting the drill find its way through the media…multiple times, aiming with a slight diagonal towards the center.

Cheers
DSD sends