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1-Feb-2008
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
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Winter hibernation: Waking up my Thuya occidentalis
Hey all!
Here in Montréal the winter will soon finish. In one month there won't be much snow left. We had a pretty warm winter. Lots of snow, but warm. For the first time this year, I buried my newest tree in it's pot in a garden for the winter. I'm wondering if there's any special thing I should do so I don't give my tree too much of a shock when I dig it up. I'm gonna tranfer my tree on an appartment balcony. I could keep it in my appartment for a few weeks but I don't think it's a good idea, my appartment is extremely dry. I have a bit of trouble with my other trees. Also, it's been in a training pot all of last summer, should I transplant it this year or wait another summer? The tree itself is about 10 year old. Thanks for the help! 
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1-Feb-2008
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Leave it be until spring. Don't dig it out until the time has passed for frost and freezes. Don't put it on the balcony until frosts and freezes have passed. Certainly don't take it into your house. The tree should be left in place until the weather turns RELIABLY warmer. The gradually warming temperatures of spring will work there way into the mulch, negating any shock. If you dig it out and the weather turns cold you will definitely "shock" the plant.
If you dig the tree out and put it in an exposed location (especially in a relatively windy place) and it freezes or frost is about, you risk damage to the foliage and possibly the root mass if the tree begins growing and the soil freezes. |
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7-Feb-2008
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
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This is good advice thanks,
I've read that it's better to repot when the tree is sleeping, how could this be done if it's frozen? Is it ok to wait until the soil is completely unfrozen? Won't the tree be starting to grow at that point?
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The best time to re-pot is generally early spring, right as the tree comes out of dormancy and begins to grow. The timing allows the tree to recover from any stress the re-potting/rootwork may have inflicted on the tree. Dave |
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8-Feb-2008
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
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Thanks a lot!
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9-Feb-2008
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And Thuja has the added benefit of a color change from brown winter color to a greener growing season color. Repot right when the foliage has greened up and you can't go wrong
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9-Feb-2008
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bonsaiTALK Journeyman
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Yes that's true! Thanks!
Is 1 year to short a time to repot from a training pot? The tree itself is 10 year old
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9-Feb-2008
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Bonsai Master, in my mind
Join Date: Feb-2005
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I've had four Thujas across the my more than 12 years in Arizona...about 6 years at 4500' and 6 years at 3000'.
Each winter, each of the Thujas turned chocolate brown...greening out the following spring. When my then one and only Thuja turned brown in it's first Arizona winter, I thought it had died. Thankfully, I didn't treat it to a funeral. Following my 2007 Great Bonsai Disaster, I have one surviving Thuja...and back home in the Greater Bay Area of Northern California it is still green today. For what it's worth...my experience with Thujas... Pat
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