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bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman
Join Date: Jan-2005
Location: SE Massachusetts
Country: USA
Posts: 605
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Originally Posted by rockm
Don't put the tree in your attic. It will die up there. If it's above freezing, the tree isn't dormant and requires more light than you can provide indoors. Additionally, it needs outdoor humidity. The air inside a house is pretty arid. Attic air also does not circulate, or doesn't circulate enough to keep this tree healthy much less recover from the trauma of collection.
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My thoughts exactly. I was hoping that someone closer to you geographically would respond with advice, but that hasn't happened. Rockm is absolutely right. If the temperature in your "attic" exceed 3-4 degrees C (40 F) for more then a few days in a row, the yew will break dormancy. It will become almost impossible to provide adequate light for the tree to grow properly, and watering will become a problem as well. Yews are very tough trees and need to be outside. Even recently collected trees can survive light to moderate frosts and freezes with some protection. I would guess that your climate is not that harsh. Placing the tree against a building out of the sun and wind and mulching the pot might be enough.
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