Winter dormant plant moved inside?

[bonsai2]

What will happen, will the tree still know when winter comes?

 

[Carol 83]

What sort of tree are you inquiring about?

 

[TN_Jim]

What will happen, will the tree still know when winter comes?

oh, it’ll know

 

[bonsai2]

What sort of tree are you inquiring about?

Western Hemlock I believe

 

[Forsoothe!]

Maybe, maybe not. It will die sooner or later from deprivation of quiescence. Plants need to get ready for a winter of weather that doesn't allow growth: too little sunlight of short days and low intensity of the sun passing through more atmosphere via a steeper angle and little or no water because of long periods of freezing conditions and frozen roots that can't supply water inspite of winds that would dehydrate the plant if the leaf cells allowed ordinary transpiration to take place. They are programed by the conditions of autumn progressively limiting these processes so that by the end of autumn, the tree is ready for winter. Take away the preparation of progressive changing conditions and the plant will just mope. Take away the rest period and it will die. Very few species that are hardy can survive "no winter". Boxwood, some Elms, (like Chinese), and a few others, but they do poorly and by the end of winter look crummy and you'll be sorry you have to look at them. They all have a poor growing season following winter indoors.

 

[bonsai2]

Maybe, maybe not. It will die sooner or later from deprivation of quiescence. Plants need to get ready for a winter of weather that doesn't allow growth: too little sunlight of short days and low intensity of the sun passing through more atmosphere via a steeper angle and little or no water because of long periods of freezing conditions and frozen roots that can't supply water inspite of winds that would dehydrate the plant if the leaf cells allowed ordinary transpiration to take place. They are programed by the conditions of autumn progressively limiting these processes so that by the end of autumn, the tree is ready for winter. Take away the progressive changing conditions and the plant will just mope. Take away the rest period and it will die. Very few species that are hardy can survive "no winter". Boxwood, some Elms, (like Chinese), and a few others, but they do poorly and by the end of winter look crummy and you'll be sorry you have to look t them.

I just realized... I pulled this tree out of my backyard, there is no need to bring it inside. I will keep it on my porch and it should do well.

 

[sorce]

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Sorce

 

[Forsoothe!]

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[Paradox]

What will happen, will the tree still know when winter comes?

It needs to be cold to obtain and maintain dormancy.

Make sure your porch doesn't get too warm.

 

[bonsai2]

It needs to be cold to obtain and maintain dormancy.

Make sure your porch doesn't get too warm.

I meant deck, fully exposed.