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The weather can be pretty harsh here in Minnesota and I winter all my trees in an unheated garage. Evergreens go under a north-facing window for indirect light. I have not had good luck with several different methods of wintering trees outdoors here including mulching, digging a big pit and mulching, and wintering near the side of the house and mulching. I always would lose a few trees, including pines and juniper, when wintering outside. Inside, no losses and evergreens seem fine and healthy. Am I slowly weakening them by using this method ? If there is a better method for zone 4, can you help me ? Thanks.

29-Nov-2005	#7
dtree bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Sep-2004 Location: St. Paul Country: USA USDA Zone: 4 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 266	The weather can be pretty harsh here in Minnesota and I winter all my trees in an unheated garage. Evergreens go under a north-facing window for indirect light. I have not had good luck with several different methods of wintering trees outdoors here including mulching, digging a big pit and mulching, and wintering near the side of the house and mulching. I always would lose a few trees, including pines and juniper, when wintering outside. Inside, no losses and evergreens seem fine and healthy. Am I slowly weakening them by using this method ? If there is a better method for zone 4, can you help me ? Thanks.