Attmos
Chumono
Well, it's not like I have much to loose.... but I'm guessing 25 below zero is gonna kill what I do have. lol
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rockm
Spuds Moyogi
That wind chill or actual air temp. Plants don’t feel wind chill. What they get is windburn from dry winds (extremely cold air is extremely dry for the most part). Shelter the roots. Make sure the plants are out of the wind
Wulfskaar
Masterpiece
Good luck to all of you in the cold!
Attmos
Chumono
I just looked again, they were talking about wind chill temps.
Looks like it's only going to get down to about negative 3 degrees, which is a little better I guess. lol
Well I don't have a lot of bonsai experience, but my potted plants in general have done fine in 10-20 below weather as long as the roots are insulated like rockm said, although it really depends on the species of trees for how well they do. If your trees are native or hardy to your zone, I wouldn't worry too much, but -3 is a bit chilly for your area. When it got down to 20 below over here last week, I just added another inch or 2 of mulch and buried all of my trees almost completely in snow, and will probably leave them that way for at least the rest of January.
Attmos
Chumono
I kind of put mine under a cold-frame, if you could call it that. lol
Don't have anywhere to dig unfortunately, but they are sitting on the ground.
The Barber
Chumono
Any of mine left outside are wearing a windbreaker of ice right now.
Attmos
Chumono
Will they survive?
If you have a sort of cold frame that blocks some of the wind and provides some insulation that should be good. I didn't have any space I really wanted to dig out either, so I just made a large wooden box with an open bottom that I put my trees in that I filled in with mulch, and I haven't had any problems with the cold so far, but also my greenmound juniper is my LEAST coldhardy tree right now, most of my trees are siberian elms that I collected because they grow everywhere around here and are almost impossible to kill and a couple ERC that I plan on using mostly for wiring practice.
Shibui
Imperial Masterpiece
I guess you all take such temps in your stride but that is crazy cold, especially for someone who grew up down here.
As a contrast, we are experiencing a heatwave this week. Forecast daytime temps around 40C all week.
43 (109) here tomorrow, 39s (102) for a couple of days then back to 40 (104)
Forecast record highs in the north-west of my state, up to 49C (120F)
Shade cloth is up over most of the deciduous, watering twice a day and the bonsai I usually hand water are tucked in the nursery under automatic watering just in case I have to head off to any fires at short notice.
All the best for all you icebound northerners.
As a contrast, we are experiencing a heatwave this week. Forecast daytime temps around 40C all week.
43 (109) here tomorrow, 39s (102) for a couple of days then back to 40 (104)
Forecast record highs in the north-west of my state, up to 49C (120F)
Shade cloth is up over most of the deciduous, watering twice a day and the bonsai I usually hand water are tucked in the nursery under automatic watering just in case I have to head off to any fires at short notice.
All the best for all you icebound northerners.
Honestly, I think I’d rather have -10F temps than 120, way too hot for me! I guess we’re kind of like trees here and go dormant in the winter and get used to the cold temps. Unfortunately, I’m not gonna have a big growth spurt in the Spring though, so I’m stuck being short
The Barber
Chumono
Should be fine, but time will tell.
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