We purchased a red bud tree from Hewitts this past summer. It had a great summer and now its leaves have fallen. Question. Should we protect it wit burlap or other ways for this coming winter? Please advise.
You shouldn’t need windbreak but you might want to wrap the trunk with some tree wrap to protect the bark from mice, voles and rabbits. I describe this toward the bottom of this blog post: http://blog.timesunion.com/gardening/the-fall-cover-up/7236/