How to wake up small JM in Winter?

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Well, at some level you are probably correct. However, many folks seem to think that just because they can rationalize some justification for not providing basic needs for a plant that it will be just fine....examples include growing outdoor trees indoors, growing a plant outside of its preferred environment, etc... As a bonsai hobbyist, I certainly manipulate growth and growth patterns in many ways but I also pay careful attention to the specific needs of the plants...there is a difference a big difference in my mind.

In my mind there's not much difference. So I think we have different views on the matter. I adhere to horticultural guidelines when possible, but I also want questions answered and I like finding the boundaries of what's possible.
For example: I'm growing pinus longaeva on a location that's at or below sea level. Non-grafted, from seed. They should die next year, according to experience from others.
It's a fun challenge, like growing maples in California, or growing junipers indoors.
The outcome is sometimes obvious and certain, but I've had surprises too! My junipers did pretty OK with strong LED light, and they're supposed to be non-hardy so I kept them outdoors during the winter and found out that they are in fact frost resistant. This means that I can safely tell people to adopt junipers from the Morroccan mountains, or the hills of Lebanon, and the Spanish Isles.
Cmeg is doing awesome stuff indoors with pines that I didn't think was possible.
If he would have listened to us, he wouldn't have shown us that it is possible. I think that's amazing, that's progression and evolution. We might not see it immediately, but he's paving the way for indoor pines on display for 365 days a year. If memory serves me right, it took 12 Japanese scientists, one artist and a 40K $ budget to do something similar.


We don't know the boundaries until we cross them.
I understand that some people don't like losing a tree or a bunch of cuttings, I really get it. I have some that I treat with silk gloves. But others get a brutal treatment and some die, I'm fine with it as long as I learn something from it.

Skipping a dormancy and rooting something indoors is what I've succesfully done in the past. If a person is informed of the risk and still wants to have a go at it, I can only cheer for them. They might just find something that opens a new door. But I also respect and practice more conservative approaches.

 

[LanceMac10]

If your looking to wake trees from dormancy in winter, it's clear, you don't have enough trees!