new to tree growing, but I'm already fearful for my shenandoah paw paw trees...
they are only around 2.5 ft tall ...drove 3 hours to get them, I want them to live through the winter here ...
temperatures can get to -17 C or zero Fahrenheit ....
I'm thinking of ways to keep the roots/plant from freezing..I came up with these ideas and wondering if they will work...
I'm already mulching them like crazy ..
1) buy a heating pad, I can get them for like $10 ...wrap it around the trunk, wrap the tree in tarp/burlap
or
2) put a big jug of hot water next it it every night wrap both the tree and jug together in clear tarp..keep the lid close on the jug, so the heat dissipates slowly..
or
3) be lazy, cover it with burlap and hope it doesn't die
any thoughts?