winter dormancy

Hey all, Last winter I bought some trees from California. I live in NY - zone 7b. For the start of this last growing season in spring I left those trees in my winter storage until nights were above 50 to be safe. My questions is heading into this fall/winter. Can I allow those trees to get into...

Greetings, First time posting here, excuse my format. I am new-ish to Bonsai, did quite a bit of research on YouTube and Bonsai-U and Mirai Live among other websites. I live in Saskatchewan Canada, where the hardiness zone is around 2 USDA. The temperature plummets in November through March...

Hello all, I am brand new to maintaining and keeping bonsai. That said, for my birthday, I have received a Chinese Elm. I live in an apartment, and the relative that has gifted me this bonsai does not realize that it’s best to keep bonsai outside. With that in mind, I have several questions...

Hey all, I have an outdoor only Trident maple, (about 8-10) years old, kept in a grow box. After winter dormancy, she came back in spring. But failed to bud at the branch ends/ tips, The new branch, leaf growth is thriving, the overall tree health seems fine, but it’s just...

Hello, hoping for some advice or even just a diagnosis. I collected two Bald Cypress trees this season. The first tree seems to be doing okay but the larger one I am worried about. It was recommended to me that I not water every day since this can cause root rot. I tried this tactic but the...

Basically I wanna bring my tree in to work on it, but I don't know if it will affect the dormancy, is there a time limit? is it something I shouldn't do? etc. I only have a heated apartment, no unheated garage, with my trees being on my glazed balcony.

I have bought a Chinese Elm last year and put it outside on the balcony since then. It seems to be doing well and it is now growing new leaves. Would it be a problem to bring my bonsai inside during the growing season? I find it more aesthetically pleasing to watch my bonsai on the window sill...

Here in N. Texas winter is weird, but honestly can’t say I remember seeing too many 80+ degree days in the middle of January. Yesterday was 83, today 84 for the high. Lots of fluctuating between cool and warmer weather. Keeping trees dormant is my main goal. I’m wondering if it would serve me...

Anyone know if it is safe to use diluted lime sulfur as a dormancy spray on broadleaf evergreens? I know they’re safe to use on conifers and deciduous trees after leaf fall, just wasn’t sure if it can be used for my boxwoods, hollies, and pyracanthas.

Hello, Last Christmas I received one of the standard Bonsai starter kits including a Delonix Regia (Flame Tree). Obviously this is not ideal for a total newbie in Pittsburgh, but I was thrilled to finally get one of the seeds to germinate last Spring and have been able to keep it alive...

Hi guys! i’m sorry if this topic has been covered a lot already but i need some very specific advice regarding my chinese elm. im in NJ zone 7A, and had them outside all summer. toward the end of summer i brought them inside and they have been in front of my window since. i’ve decided i want to...

Hi 👋 I’m new to the bonsai growing and recently I was gifted with couple of bonsai trees. Searching online I have found one of them is deciduous, one of them is coniferous and other two are tropical indoor. One of my friends suggested to use fertilizer to keep them healthy state. With little...

Hello! I’m pretty new to bonsai and started up the hobby a little over a year ago in Los Angeles, CA. My partner and I are now planning to move to Hawaii early next year. I have several deciduous tress (Japanese, trident maples and dawn redwood bonsai). Seeing that Hawaii doesn’t have a winter...

Hello everyone. I have a Georgia Oak (Quercus georgiana) bonsai that has yet to break winter dormancy and Spring is in full swing. Just about every other tree has flushed out new leaves, yet my oak is still completely lifeless and I am afraid that it might have somehow died during winter. I live...

I have a question about my Juniper in winter. So I currently have out in un heated sun room on porch and live in New Jersey(zone 7). This room is usually a couple degrees warmer then outside and gets plenty of sun. My concern is some days it’s 36-40 degrees and today it’s 79 degrees! Is this...

They have naturally dropped their leaves and I would like to make them leaf out asap. I hear maples need 6 weeks of having no leaves, or something like that. If I just take them indoors when December has arrived, and supplement with a growing light, might that wake them up healthily?

Just moved to a 15th floor apartment with an east facing balcony in New York. Would love to add some trees (have my eyes set on a maple) but I am concerned about wind damage and proper wintering. I have been reading these forums for solutions but it looks like most people with similar questions...

To start off, I like to force things sometimes, even if it means much more effort in the long run. 😅 So rather than asking what I should be trying to grow where I live, I'm only asking advice about the how. I have lots of tropicals that live outside in summer and come inside under grow lights in...

I am a recent transplant to the Portland area, and this being my first "real" winter since starting bonsai 20-something years ago. I had lived in San Francisco (where winter often came in July and August) and San Diego (where we never had winter at all), so repotting season started in late Jan...