Is April a good time of year to plant Magnolia trees in RI right now?
The weather in RI can be tricky lately, as I've noticed this April we are still getting a few cold jabs here and there in the middle of April. I was planning on planting a few Magnolia trees out in my front garden, but I'm worried that it may not be warm enough for them yet. Pardon me if this an obvious question, but I'm still new to RI state and have only been here through two springs, so I still don't fully understand the weather patterns here. General information about our planting zone here says mid April is the best time for starting to grow these particular flowering trees, but I've had planted some other shrubs before and they died because of the frost even when it was minor. Has anyone been succcessful with growing these trees to full maturity? also, how do you go about protecting them from the freezing conditions when winter comes, do they need those white sheets around them to protect them cold weather?