1583 Manderine trees in winter

I had purchased and re-potted two trees in July 4 ft tall, they seem to be doing fine and the fresh green leaves are growing as well as the one maderine,unfortunatly the one on the other fell off! do i need to propergate these over winter? i know i need to move them to a sheltered area to be safe from frost, as i am quite high up. but do i need to cover with plastic? :D

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 10/12/2005 - 18:14

HI I have that tree and I never cover it and it snows like crazy here but usually melts the next day. I would plant it in the ground and by next summer it will start growing white little flowers and by august-sept you will see them growing. Took us about 2 or 3 years to start getting a full load. Fertilize every year and trim. Funny being from Florida the oranges grow in the summer and here they grow in the winter!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 10/12/2005 - 18:49

Thats good to hear,i will have to purchase a few other fruit trees, but have been told that where i am the temperature in winter is 5-10 degrees below the average temperature on the coast!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 10/13/2005 - 03:26

[QUOTE=Howesthat]Thats good to hear,i will have to purchase a few other fruit trees, but have been told that where i am the temperature in winter is 5-10 degrees below the average temperature on the coast![/QUOTE]

Ask your Italian neighbours what to do to overwinter your Mandarines...

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 10/17/2005 - 05:51

We live at 400m above sea level and we move our lemon tree under the roof of the portico in the coldest months, to protect it from frost. It doesn't seem to mind being cold, as long as its not both cold and wet at the same time.
If your plant is in the garden, you could try protecting it with horticultural fleece, known as 'tesutto-non-tessuto' in Italy.