It took me awhile to understand the ease of uprooting my plumeria in a pot then replanting in the spring. But they do splendidly and come right back. **What is the smallest size tree you can uproot safely??** I have some small 1 year old seedlings about 18" tall I am wondering about. Less pots in the greenhouse the better for more space!!
Lucky you in FL don't have to heavily protect your trees. So I have been listening to others in our area where we sometimes get freezing temps.
I got a tip from a plumeria farmer who uproots her trees then plunges them all into one big pot of perlite. She says the foot print is smaller for winter storage as you can put almost 40 trees into one large pot, and the perlite actually makes small roots grow giving them a big head start in the spring. I will be doing this with my trees. I don't have 40 trees so this will be easy!
Also suggested *cutting* the leaves off early, leaving 1/2" stem. Then letting it callous and fall off naturally to help prevent stem rot while dormant. And then uprooting. Now's the time. Weather is starting to cool off (finally). I am just protecting them from heavy rains we've been getting. I don't want to winter over some soggy pots!
