Another de-winterization question for Juniper

booradley55

Hello. I am very new to Bonsai and absolutely love this site. I know there are many threads concerning winterization of a juniper but I just wanted to clarify something that I haven't been able to put together from the information already posted. I have a 3-4 year old Juniper that I bought in September. I've had it on our patio (after reading your site! had it on the windowsill the first couple of days) so it should be well acclimated. I live in Northern Colorado, so obviously our winters can sometimes be a little harsh.

So, my question is, how do I know when it's time to move this little guy inside to the garage? Our patio has no overhead cover, but is enclosed on all sides so it gets very minimal wind. Temperatures here have been in the low 20's/ high teens (F) for the last 2 days, and are about to move into the single digits tonight. We've had some snow, but I have it under a chair so it gets very little. Do I move it in tonight or let it stand for a little? Any thoughts/comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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i'd put it in there now . . . and for future reference, I would just put it straight into the garage next year. no need to "acclimate" in my experience.

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booradley55

OK Thanks. I'm moving it now.