Thanks everyone for wishing for a NO Freeze. That is my wish too. Last year, we got a warm March and the tree peony buds came out about late March. Then we got an April freeze so the buds were damaged. This time around, the buds really came out early. We will have early flowers with no freeze or late flowers with a bad freeze. (Some of my tree peonies sent up new buds to replace those that were killed by the freeze.) The worst is having a freeze at the time of bloom or near bloom because I don't think the peonies will send up replacement buds if that is to occur. If there is a freeze, I will try to cover as many peonies as I can and hope for the best.
Yan, you must be filled with anticipation for the blooms on your tree seedlings. Do you know their parents? What do you think their colors will be?
