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Hi Ya'll!

This is my first post in the community. I've had trees for about 5 years now (most are dead) but I still consider myself a novice.

So, I think I always knew that you water less in the winter, but earlier this year I read some article about all the terrible things that can happen if you DON'T train your trees to go dormant in the winter and it freaked me out a bit.

The thing is, Ive got 3 saplings that just rooted in the spring. My instinct is just to water them obsessively so get them strong and healthy, but then I think back to that article and its like... crap what do I do?

I'm not worried about overwatering because I have awesome drainage and I know how to spot root rot. My question I guess then is this:

Do I need to worry about training them to go dormant if they are less than a year old? I would love to water them everyday but... yeah.


THanks!

I am not sure what you mean by "training them to go dormant". Trees go dormant by nature and there are no human tasks involved in that.

What species is it and what are your climate and growing conditions?

So, This article I read said that if you water your plants in the winter like you do in the summer there will be loads of problems. It basically claimed that the trees will get "confused" if they get too much water in the winter, that its like drinking and smoking when your pregnant.

I have a Pineapple in bonsai soil, rocky, lots of drainage, like something you would put a cactus in.

Then I have 2 willows, both in a rich black soil, but still somehow drains well.

One of the willows is about 2 inches in diameter. The other is just a twig.

Pineapples are not bonsai. I do not have much knowledge about them, but I think they die in frost and never go dormant.

Around here willows grows naturally close to water and sometimes in areas that get flooded in winter. If water in winter would be a problem there would be no willows around here.

Generally dormacy is triggered in temperate trees by temperature and/or awailable sunlight, not water. Many species are more sensitive to watering in winter as cold and wet soil can cause root rot.

There are some tropical trees that go dormant in the dry season. I am quite sure it is lack of water that triggers it. However I don't think dormancy is necessary for survival or health in these species.

Can you please share the article you are refering to?

Thanks. I can't find the exact article I read, but here's one saying something similar.



I have 2 willows and a pineapple. Im not really trying to make the pineapple a bonsai, Im just trying to grow it. I live in Michigan, Lower Penn insula. And I'm not worried about root rot because I have good drainage and I know how to spot it.

Root rot cannot be spotted at an early phase without exposing the roots. At a later stage, when it can be seen as symptoms above the soil the damage is allready done.

Personally, I like the fact that I don't need to water much in winter. I see absolutelly no reason for me to water more. The trees don't need it and it poses a risk for them.

It is quite straight forward.....Water your trees when they need it no matter what season. There are no reason to water more than that.