Well since you mentioned the draft, I thought I should put a fan in the room (inside the house) to keep the air circulating. Now the breeze never hits the Trachy's, but is the fan hurting everything else????? No heater vent is getting them at all. I have all my stuff in a room in the basement, with three grow lights, a fan and two huge tarps to keep the light inside.
Yes, I did buy a Robusta and plant it outside. That dang Iowa guy with his post talked me into it
Up until about two weeks ago, it was doing GREAT!!!! Better than the two I brought inside. But after that cold snap a week or so ago w/ high 20's at night, the three leafs all browned and I cut them off just tonight. The half emerging spear looks good and the tiny emerging spear looks good.
If you read the Iowa guys plans how to winterize, thats kinda what I am doing....
wrap the trunk with X-Mas lights, wrap the X-Mas lights in Burlap. Add tons of "Sugar Maple" leafs, wrap those with transparent plastic wrap up to the top, but leaving room open for air. Then I have some extra house insulation that I will wrap that around the trunk area too w/ wrap around that.
I am a little worried about the top and letting water (rain & snow) on the crown, but I think if I put enough leafs on top too to not suffocate the spear, but also not let it get too wet, I'll be alright.
If it doesn't work, heck, it was $10 tree and all the winterizing stuff was free so I am only out my knowledge of what NOT to do next time.