Is my Dawn redwood bonsai going into dormancy?
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Posted 8 years 1 month ago #27756Rodzer wrote: Hi i have been growing my bonsai for 4 months now from summer till now [...] temperature is good and lighting is good aswell ,
You don't mean you're keeping it indoors I hope?
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Posted 8 years 1 month ago #27758I am keeping it indoors but i have a yard so i can plant it outdoors. I live in Lithuania so our climate isn't perfect but right now it isn't below 0 . When i bought this bonsai on its label it was written indoor bonsai. What should i do to not kill it? Or did i identify my bonsai incorrectly?Auk wrote:
Rodzer wrote: Hi i have been growing my bonsai for 4 months now from summer till now [...] temperature is good and lighting is good aswell ,
You don't mean you're keeping it indoors I hope?
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Posted 8 years 1 month ago #27768I sprayed the leafs with water and it got better, they didn't fall of and they turned back green , its been growing for 4 months till know and it got bigger and grew a lot of leafs. Why is it bad that i am keeping it inside? the temperature is 15 to 20 celsius inside and i can't keep it outside during winter it will die.m5eaygeoff wrote: Redwoods need a lot of water once a week it is surprising it is still alive. The species you have you have correctly identified, but you will not keep it alive long inside. Don't be surprised when it drops leaves, only if it does not.
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Posted 8 years 1 month ago #27770Rodzer wrote: I sprayed the leafs with water and it got better [...] they turned back green
Doesn't make sense. That just does not happen within 15 hours.
Why is it bad that i am keeping it inside? the temperature is 15 to 20 celsius inside and i can't keep it outside during winter it will die.
It's not a puppy, it's a deciduous tree. Why do you think it will die outside?
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Posted 8 years 1 month ago #27773Auk wrote: It's not a puppy, it's a deciduous tree. Why do you think it will die outside?
-40, which is not unheard of in Lithuania is too cold for dawn redwood, as far as I know. I think it can nly stand a few degrees of frost.
I would look for a sheltered posiition, like a garage that is not too warm, ideally heated to be just frost-free. The tree really shoud have a period of a few months around freezing.
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Posted 8 years 1 month ago #27775So i should place it in my garage where it will have a little taste of frost? Could someone leave they're Skype nickname or viber who can tell what to do and advice me what should i do with this bonsaileatherback wrote:
Auk wrote: It's not a puppy, it's a deciduous tree. Why do you think it will die outside?
-40, which is not unheard of in Lithuania is too cold for dawn redwood, as far as I know. I think it can nly stand a few degrees of frost.
I would look for a sheltered posiition, like a garage that is not too warm, ideally heated to be just frost-free. The tree really shoud have a period of a few months around freezing.
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Posted 8 years 1 month ago #27776leatherback wrote: -40, which is not unheard of in Lithuania is too cold for dawn redwood, as far as I know. I think it can nly stand a few degrees of frost.
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
dawn redwood
Hardiness H7, Hardy in the severest European continental climates
Lithunia: Lithuania has a humid continental climate
Sources:
So I guess it can tolerate more than a few degrees of frost?
But agreed that it should get some protection. Thing is though that it should not be kept inside at 15-20 degrees, as that certainly won't be good for the tree in the long run.
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Posted 8 years 1 month ago #27777So should i keep it outside and then when it gets really cold get it back in , and place it in my garage?Auk wrote:
leatherback wrote: -40, which is not unheard of in Lithuania is too cold for dawn redwood, as far as I know. I think it can nly stand a few degrees of frost.
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
dawn redwood
Hardiness H7, Hardy in the severest European continental climates
Lithunia: Lithuania has a humid continental climate
Sources:
So I guess it can tolerate more than a few degrees of frost?
But agreed that it should get some protection. Thing is though that it should not be kept inside at 15-20 degrees, as that certainly won't be good for the tree in the long run.
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