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I'm curious as to what is the best way to over winter a smaller Chinese Elm. I live in Chicago and the winters can get pretty cold on occasion. I have a small green house I can put it in but will that be enough? I can always move it into my attached garage but there will be no sunlight. Any recommendations?

"Pretty cold" is different for different persons. I live in Sweden and two winters ago it was below -10 for six weeks in a row day and night in my greenhouse. The lowest I saw was -16, but it may have happen that I missed a lower reading. The tree was extreamly healthy in spring. This year was a very mild weather. The lowest I saw was -8 and not for a very long time. In spring the tree died on me.

Although last winter was pretty mild, it's not uncommon to see days hit -20F for a day or two in the peak of January. So when it gets that cold, like you said, even the greenhouse isn't gonna keep them warm. So obviously I'd have to bring them inside my garage. But would the complete absence of light for a few days effect them in any negative way?

There are no photosyntesis going on in that temperature, hence no light is needed.

Bill Valvanis of the International 名媛直播 Arboretum in Rochester, NY, moves his trees into a large double garage in October then back out in March. He temperature controls to 27F/-3C. His major problem is mice, who love the tender bark.

keep in mind that when frost hits your elm will drop 9pretty much) all leaves and stay dormant untill weather gets to a point that it can grow again. Untill that point, light is not a needed resource.

My chinese elms keep their leafs all winter and drop all of them as soon as it starts to heat up in spring. They stay bare just for two weeks until they start to flush again.