Need help with a juniper

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I have been interested in bonsai for a couple of years now, and due to the this constant interest, have recently recieved one as a gift. It's a juniper nana from Lowe's. It looks very very young, and hasn't been pruned at all from what I can tell. I've been trying to read all I can on how to take care of bonsai. I realize that I am going to have to keep it outside (live in Mississippi), and I have bought a humidifier pan for it. I'm probably going to have several questions over the next few days or weeks, but I really immediately need to know if I should put this tree outside now (gets down to around 30 degrees at night here) or keep it inside till spring? I've kept it inside for the past few days not knowing anything about bonsai, and I've also read that after keeping them inside, you may have to gradually introduce them to the outdoors. Of course, I also realize it could be dead already since I read that juniper can stay green after being dead for a while. I'm looking for any advice on what I should do here.

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