Trebor
Sapling
Hello all,
I have a small maple and chinese elm that are dormant and I'm having trouble finding good general info on the best location for them over the winter. I've got the bonsai pots in a cardboard box filled with soil which I place on a plastic tub (so it doesn't freeze to the ground). My only real options are the top of a stairwell in my condo building (which has temperatures in the low 40s) or outside on a 3rd floor deck (which generally is in the 20s/30s in the winter, occasionally below).
Is 40F too warm to keep the plants dormant? Are temperatures over 20 nothing to worry about (i.e. I could bring them to the stairwell if it gets really cold)?
As always, appreciate any info/help!
I have a small maple and chinese elm that are dormant and I'm having trouble finding good general info on the best location for them over the winter. I've got the bonsai pots in a cardboard box filled with soil which I place on a plastic tub (so it doesn't freeze to the ground). My only real options are the top of a stairwell in my condo building (which has temperatures in the low 40s) or outside on a 3rd floor deck (which generally is in the 20s/30s in the winter, occasionally below).
Is 40F too warm to keep the plants dormant? Are temperatures over 20 nothing to worry about (i.e. I could bring them to the stairwell if it gets really cold)?
As always, appreciate any info/help!