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I have overwintered MANY Kingsvilles in my zone 5 unheated greenhouse, my plexiglass covered cold frame set to 6" below ground surface AND inside under lights over many years now. I've STOPPED bringing any of them in a few years ago. They ALL survive fine but the ones overwintered outside , no matter what size, always look greener in spring and respond faster to spring. I don't recommend inside overwintering any more. BTW, mine in unheated greenhouse have gone to below zero and I've never lost one. They are usually sitting on the floor if in nursery pots and if in bonsai pots snuggled into the mulch I use in boxes to cover touchy larger trees. I have a huge old kingsville that I keep in such a box. Mulch in bottom, pot set in, and mulch over pot. Pot is about 16" x 25" or thereabouts and last winter was so bad I had many pots crack, including this one around rim, but, tree did fine.
Regards,
Dale

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Dale Cochoy
Wild Things Bonsai Studio
Yakimono no Kokoro Bonsai Pottery
Hartville, Ohio

28-Nov-2004	#3
Dale Cochoy Old Bonsaiman-new pots Join Date: Dec-2002 Location: Hartville, Ohio Country: USA USDA Zone: 5 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 2,684	I have overwintered MANY Kingsvilles in my zone 5 unheated greenhouse, my plexiglass covered cold frame set to 6" below ground surface AND inside under lights over many years now. I've STOPPED bringing any of them in a few years ago. They ALL survive fine but the ones overwintered outside , no matter what size, always look greener in spring and respond faster to spring. I don't recommend inside overwintering any more. BTW, mine in unheated greenhouse have gone to below zero and I've never lost one. They are usually sitting on the floor if in nursery pots and if in bonsai pots snuggled into the mulch I use in boxes to cover touchy larger trees. I have a huge old kingsville that I keep in such a box. Mulch in bottom, pot set in, and mulch over pot. Pot is about 16" x 25" or thereabouts and last winter was so bad I had many pots crack, including this one around rim, but, tree did fine. Regards, Dale __________________ ________________________________ If you want to be Different.... You have to DO something Different! __________________________________________ Some people NEVER take the time to do a job right the first time.... but, they always seem to make the time to do it over again... ____________________________________________ Dale Cochoy Wild Things Bonsai Studio Yakimono no Kokoro Bonsai Pottery Hartville, Ohio