Dav4

Sorry, Mountainman, but junipers will not survive for long indoors, meaning maybe a year or two if you are lucky. You live in a very harsh climate, more so then mine, so please take my advice with that in mind. Your juniper is very hardy, almost hardy enough to survive winters in your locale if planted in the ground as a landscape tree. As a potted tree it needs winter protection of its pot/roots, and, to a lesser extent, its foliage. Covering the pot and the lower trunk with mulch in an area out of the winter sun and wind might be ok, particularly if your snow cover is reliable...snow is a great insulator. An outbuilding or garage is another option...I would still mulch the pot, though. Do a search on overwintering/winter protection and you'll have plenty to read up on.


Dave

ps Junipers are also very heat tolerant... so maybe a little mid day shade on +100F days would be ok, but just a bit. They do best in full sun, even in the hottest of climates.