That was 3 years ago.

Feb 24, When should you remove burlap from shrubs? Remove the burlap as soon as the weather moderates, but leave the stakes in place so you can cover the plant quickly in the event of another cold snap. Remove the stakes in spring when you’re sure freezing weather has passed.

Take it off!

Apr 13, This year’s spring burlap removal project is complete. Every autumn, for as long as I’ve been gardening, I’ve taken the time to carefully cover all my boxwood shrubs, various winter-sensitive plants, and outdoor ornamental urns to protect them from the season’s heavy snowfall, freezing temperatures, and damaging winds.

May 31, Apparently, some ball and burlap plants are wrapped in a synthetic type burlap that doesn’t degrade and rot away like the burlap of yesterday. Ummm.

Treated burlap is just as it sounds.

I decided to call the nursery where I had purchased my shrubs and ask what kind of burlap was used on my boxwood shrubs and if it would rot away, or did I need to remove shrubclean.barted Reading Time: 3 mins. Mar 12, It was a very good idea to protect your arborvitae with burlap for the winter.

Young trees are much more susceptible to winter damage since they haven't had time to develop a thick bark. Even though it has been a mild winter, I would keep the burlap on for a while yet.

Apr 07, Well not really, but if you take a corner of the burlap and apply a small flame to it with a match or lighter you’ll see that the natural burlap will burn, but the poly or plastic burlap will melt.

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