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Old 02-20-2008, 10:26 PM   #13 (permalink)
Phil
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Originally Posted by Kansai View Post
Actually, budding has more to do with chilling requirements than with soil temps.
Would not " chilling requirements" and "soil temps" in a container plant be one and the same thing? If the tree is cold so then would be the soil. Cold temperature "chilling" equals cold "soil". I don't quite get your meaning? Granted, soil will hold more warmth than the ambient air temperature surrounding a tree but cold is ah......COLD! Mind you, I'm talking about a potted tree here as opposed to one in the ground.

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