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Good day,
I live in Beaumont, Texas and have done some research on my USDA Zone rating. I have found out that I live in an area that is classified as a 8B. I would like to know if a Trident Maple would survive year round out doors in my zone. Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Hi Christopher,

I don't know the USDA Zone rating, but I know trident maples (Acer Buergeranium) like sun, but protect it against sun in the midday. In winter protect them against frost when it gets under 0 degrees.

The USDA Zone rating is given to map out the united states showing the average low temperature in that area. 8b is a little warmer than the 5 zone rating that I have read the tree is ideally grown in. I want to do as much research on the tree as I can to make sure it is the right one for me.
I live in an apartment, and I have a patio on the second story. If I where to try to leave the plant outside but protect the roots from freezing temperatures, would I simply cover the pot with a blanket? Or maybe just a piece of plastic? I don’t want the plant to go into shock by bringing it indoors for the night to escape the freeze.
Thanks for the tips.

You can also protect it with a self-made frost-free 'house'. Or cover the with insulating material against frozing the ground. There are more ways to protect your trees against frost, just search a bit on the internet and you'll find many ways to protect your tree.

I live in the Netherlands, so I don't know anything about the USDA Zone rating, I'm sorry.

howdy christopher,

As long as the tree has gone dormant (leaves have slowly changed color and fallen off) the soil freezing isn't really an issue( I put mine in the ground and they freeze solid in the sub zero winters here) the wind is the killer.you can put it in a styrofoam cooler and burry the pot in mulch and cover the tree you should be fine just keep it out of the wind