Brought a Chinese Elm back to Maryland from San Diego

[Mattfly]

Hey y’all, I recently purchased a Chinese elm at a great bonsai store in San Diego. Brought it back home on the plane with me and I’m wondering if the tree might be stressed going into a real winter dormancy as I don’t think it has ever seen Maryland winters before. I plan on potting it in mid January/ early February while still dormant so any tips would be great. This is my first Chinese elm also.

 

[Scorpius]

All my Chinese Elms are for Cali as well. I repot my elms in the early spring. Last fall they held onto their leaves well into late November. I overwintered them in my greenhouse that did not go below 20 degrees and they all made it and grew happily this year.

 

[discusmike]

Repot when the buds swell, you are keeping the elm outdoors?

 

[Mattfly]

Repot when the buds swell, you are keeping the elm outdoors?

I just got home with it so haven’t decided. I was planning on keeping it outdoors year round but I’m open to other options