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Tobias,

If you are keeping a trident maple and a zelkova in the house, you should be happy that they are staying dormant. These trees will not last very long in an indoors environment after they leaf out. Trust me, I speak from sad experience. If the trees are still green under the skin, then they should be ok. Time, and only time, will tell if your trees have survived. As soon as the threat of freezing is over, you should place these trees back outside.

As a side note, I am in zone 7b, in Arkansas, and my trident maple has just started to bud out. Still no leaves, but the temps have been in the mid to high 60's in the daytime and mid 40's to mid 50's at night for the past few weeks. Since your temps are lower, they may take longer to bud out.

Regards,
John

25-Mar-2005	#4
jloeschner Archbonsaist in training Join Date: Aug-2004 Location: Marianna Country: United States USDA Zone: 7 AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 479	Tobias, If you are keeping a trident maple and a zelkova in the house, you should be happy that they are staying dormant. These trees will not last very long in an indoors environment after they leaf out. Trust me, I speak from sad experience. If the trees are still green under the skin, then they should be ok. Time, and only time, will tell if your trees have survived. As soon as the threat of freezing is over, you should place these trees back outside. As a side note, I am in zone 7b, in Arkansas, and my trident maple has just started to bud out. Still no leaves, but the temps have been in the mid to high 60's in the daytime and mid 40's to mid 50's at night for the past few weeks. Since your temps are lower, they may take longer to bud out. Regards, John __________________ Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement. QUI ME AMAT, AMAT ET CANEM MEAM