I'm only answering because no one else has yet; I'm no expert on planting in-ground. All mine overwinter indoors in pots, in sunny areas and lightly watered. It won't hurt, especially if they're still dormant, to prune off any roots that are small and look dead or unhealthy. They'll grow those small feeder roots right back and most will benefit from the root-pruning. I would think if they were stored bare-rooted you could probably soak them for a few hours in rainwater (or at least tap water that's been sitting for several hours to gas off some of the chlorine and come up to room temperature) with a few drops of SuperThrive in it, and then plant them right away into amended garden soil in your garden, then drench with your leftover soaking water. (If you don't already have it, SuperThrive is a wonderful supplement for all your plants, and especially transplants.) Your other option is to "plunge": soak, then plant in a good-quality perlite-rich potting soil in a plastic pot and bury the pot up to the rim in it's garden spot. That way you have better control over the quality of the soil, keep some pests away from the root ball, keep the plant's roots at a stable ground temperature (clearly your plants were happy last year in the ground), and still be able to easily pull it up when you're ready to store. Those are just my best ideas based on how we transplant bare-rooted plants that have been shipped to us. Good luck! Jen

I live in central europe ( central Slovenia) at altitude of 350m. I used my own compost that I colected near my "pine" forest. The reason why the roots are dead is because the pots I used had clogged drainage hools. What I think I will do this year is, as soon as the new seedlings grow ~5cm I will put them directly into the ground and make sure it gets enough water in the hot summer. I mean I heard that royal empress trees are hard to kill but I still managed to kill all >100 seedling I grew last year :P I've to learn the hard way.

Hi. Your picture kind of looks like this one: https://www.flickr.com/photos/scotnelson/14441938188 People usually recommend a bug spray with Spinosad to kill miners. I have no experience with this type of spray. Unfortunately, I heard it is also harmful to honey bees. I hope someone else from this forum will jump in and give you additional advice.

Well rats, Dave you are right. It has grown a little more and the leaves are serrated and definitely not plumeria looking anymore. Plus, I found one in another plant pot and that kinda of sealed the "nope its not plumeria" decision. I removed them, and put it in their own little pot to see what it grows into. I didn't find signs of a seed shell, but am thinking maybe wisteria, there's wisteria at the neighbors on each side of us. But, I'm waiting to make a guess. We'll see what the future brings . . .