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leatherback wrote: Always surprised how people in F world cannot convert to C, and how people in a C world cannot conver to F.
Plants that are not dormant and are not acclematized to cold temperatured should not be put in an environment with frost
I have no clue what makes you think people in the C world cannot convert to F. You can just type 'O F in C' in google and you got the answer.
As it's so easy, I'd expect people in the F world... well... actually the single F country that still uses it, to have the courtesy to convert it to C, which is a unit the rest of the world uses.
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Ok, since this forum has gotten oddly toxic about trees I'll go ahead and meditate. Today's low is -9C up to about 4C itll stay that way for a week or so then probably dip to -15C. I have put a weak heating pad under my tree outside next to the door to hopefully be out of the wind. The distal branches are pretty light green, but branches close to the trunk look healthy. Please only respond with helpful insight and not anything else. Please and thank you
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Caho42 wrote: Today's low is -9C up to about 4C itll stay that way for a week or so then probably dip to -15C.
That are temperatures that junipers can easily tolerate. Mine have tolerated much lower temperatures (thought hat's rare in the Netherlands).
However, I still think your tree looks weak and it's not used to being outdoors. I'd try and find a cool room first, so it can adjust.
Putting a heating pad under it, even if it's weak, I'm not sure if that's a good idea. Seems to me the roots and soil would now get warmer, while the top gets colder. Let's wait and see what the expert has got to say about that.
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It's a very weak heating pad, I'd say only keeping the plant 1 degree or 2 above 0C
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I used to live in Vermont and had a few Junipers. They can tolerate really cold temperatures as long as you protect them from wind. If there is snow you can use it to insulate the rootball by putting the snow on top of the roots, and just leave it there to melt.
The best thing you can do is buy or build a wintering box. I had a small greenhouse and it worked pretty well. I had Junipers, forsythia, boxwoods, all survive extreme cold temperatures in it. -20 to -30 Celsius were common during January and February where I lived.
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The best thing you can do is buy or build a wintering box. I had a small greenhouse and it worked pretty well. I had Junipers, forsythia, boxwoods, all survive extreme cold temperatures in it. -20 to -30 Celsius were common during January and February where I lived.
There is an incredible book about Junipers that will teach you absolutely everything you need to know about the species and how to turn them into 名媛直播. "Junipers master series - bonsai today". It is very accurate, educational and complete. I bought it to learn everything about them, since they are my favorite bonsai trees. With the hope that some day I will be the proud owner of a Juniper 名媛直播 and be absolutely ready to care for it. I still don't have one.
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