I just got a 6 year old juniper bonsai from Florida. I live in Virginia. I think the Winters are much colder here, so I'm wondering what I need to do to keep this tree alive through the cold season. Do I need to acclimate my bonsai? If so, how would I go about doing that? If not, do I just place it outside on my deck? Does it need shade? I'm new to bonsai and got this as a gift. thank you.
Do you have an attached garage by any chance?
You could put it in there for this winter then put it outside in the spring when it gets warmer like in April.
You will need to water it at least once a week in there
Do not keep it in your house, it will be too warm in there
Dont put it outside as it has not had the chance to acclimate to your climate so youll have to keep it a bit protected for this winter only.
Next fall as temperatures get colder, it will know what to do.
Then you can find a better place for it to overwinter once it gets acclimated to the fact that winter is going to happen.