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I clearly understand your fear of hail storm. But notice that bonsai trees are shaping for expressing some torture that the nature could have implied to the natural trees. A hailing storm might damage some branch or may complete leaf lost but if your tree is healthy and strong, it will thrive even better. It could be like a defoliation. Now if your are getting tennis ball size hail sure it can be really damageable.

Can't you place your tree along the wall of the house like that they are a bit protected ? Or don't you have like a protected place even half shadded place?

Depeding where you are in SA, ficuses in your climate could stay outside all year long ( resistant winter at 10°C for short period) and when you want to profit of a tree take it inside for several days.

15-Dec-2007	#15
flehmann bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Jan-2007 Country: Switzerland Posts: 17	I clearly understand your fear of hail storm. But notice that bonsai trees are shaping for expressing some torture that the nature could have implied to the natural trees. A hailing storm might damage some branch or may complete leaf lost but if your tree is healthy and strong, it will thrive even better. It could be like a defoliation. Now if your are getting tennis ball size hail sure it can be really damageable. Can't you place your tree along the wall of the house like that they are a bit protected ? Or don't you have like a protected place even half shadded place? Depeding where you are in SA, ficuses in your climate could stay outside all year long ( resistant winter at 10°C for short period) and when you want to profit of a tree take it inside for several days.