tnsigger
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would like to know if I put a wire cage over my new young trees and fill with hay then I have a large thick about 1" thick, 5 ' high, plastic barrel they use to bury nuclear waste in below ground to cover over that and seal the edges with dirt would that be ok or is the barrel a no no because it is black and generates heat. All trees are on south facing side of my property and get a lot of sun in west Tn zone 7 but can get pretty cold here . Last year a few nights at 0 for a few hrs. but not typical for here, average 10-20 degrees is the normal lows in Jan an Feb. at night and 20-30 day time I'd say. Barrels are so thick I don't think they would heat up all that much though I could be wrong but the trees would be in total darkness in there for sure.
pitangadiego
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Posted 1444104127
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You can paint the barrels white, or shade them with something else.
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GeneDaniels
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Posted 1444147014
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I am also in zone 7, and I am going to use a similar approach to what you described. However, I would not seal the edges of the barrel with dirt. I tried that last year and the trees seemed to dry-out very badly under the barrels. This year after wrapping and mulching the trees, I am going to set the cover barrels on 2x4s or bricks to allow them to breathe just a little.
Seven trees in the ground : Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?
