Originally Posted by smeash

I got a dwarf red from Cincinanna late last summer. I put it in the ground despite being towards the end of growing season. As he promised, the plant is a beast.. and quickly too to its new environment and kicked out a few pups while growing about a leaf a weak. I potted up one pup to overwinter in the garage for insurance.. and left the plant out over the winter. We had a pretty cold winter by our standards with a few night in getting in the 20s. I covered it with a light frost cloth and that was it. The plant never lost a leaf, and when i removed the cloth once the cold spell was gone, it was pushing a leaf already. I cant speak to fruiting time as its still a small plant, but I would recommend it based on its managable size and cold tolerance. The pup that i grew in the garage under a light did great as well and is now planted out, so you could always overwinter the plant in a semi conditioned space.