AmazingUnicorn
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Greetings! Slight variation on a Chinese Elm question I saw someone post from earlier in the week. Last year I bought my tree from a lady on the side of the road in Malibu (she and her husband are legit and have been there for a decade or longer) and brought it back to Chicago with me in January. The tree was kept in a cool spot, lost most of its leaves but not all and then sprung back great for a wonderful summer where it stayed outside since early April.
Now it's getting colder and I'd like to keep the tree outside but i read that it might matter where the tree is from (which I can't find out till I go back to Malibu this year). It's no Chicago temps in Malibu but it was low 40s and she'd be out there with all of them every day.
My thought is to just leave it on our back deck, possibly insulate it a bit. I do have a detached unheated garage but it's pitch black in there. Should it simply be left out, does it need any light once all the leaves drop and what to do with watering once dormant?
Now it's getting colder and I'd like to keep the tree outside but i read that it might matter where the tree is from (which I can't find out till I go back to Malibu this year). It's no Chicago temps in Malibu but it was low 40s and she'd be out there with all of them every day.
My thought is to just leave it on our back deck, possibly insulate it a bit. I do have a detached unheated garage but it's pitch black in there. Should it simply be left out, does it need any light once all the leaves drop and what to do with watering once dormant?