Indoor Dawn Redwood

[Aaron S.]

Just wondering if you can keep a Dawn Redwood indoors like in a window that has a lot of sunlight or a full spectrum grow light.

 

[Crazy Diamond]

I guess that its plausible but they need a cold rest period in winter

 

[BrianBay9]

All trees want to be outside. However you can keep any tree inside if you want to spend enough time and money providing the environment it needs. This is way easier with tropicals than it is with temperate trees. Also, you may find that your house doesn't like it much (humidity leads to mold, rot) and your spouse might not like it either (if that's an issue).

 

[jerzyjerzy]

A spouse may be a bigger problem
I used to grow cacti a long time ago, and for that reason I kept windows open all winter long with temperatures much, much below freezing. Because cacti needed that in order to bloom.
When my future wife moved in all plants went to the refrigerator for a season, and then disappeared all together the very next year
Because a fridge was needed to keep food all of the sudden.
She was convincing that woman, still is, LOL

 

[rockm]

Why is the tree indoors? Dawn Redwood is hardy to Zone 6 in a container. Zone 5 in the ground.

 

[penumbra]

In a nutshell, keep it inside and it is dead. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon.

 

[Crazy Diamond]

Maybe he lives in a place without garden or something, but there are much better options for indoors

 

[Aaron S.]

Thanks, everyone for your greatly appreciated wisdom. I have some ficus and a coupe of schefflera, inside during the winter. Just would like something different with a pine or juniper look.

 

[Perrywinkle]

Thanks, everyone for your greatly appreciated wisdom. I have some ficus and a coupe of schefflera, inside during the winter. Just would like something different with a pine or juniper look.

Buddhist Pine is a conifer that some people have luck growing inside. Maybe give it a look if you’re set on growing indoors.

Norfolk pine does very well inside but it can’t be Bonsai’d.