M. Frary
Bonsai Godzilla
Me too. I keep thinking I need my squirter bottle and just go around and mist them at least.
If I had a killer tree in a show sitting around inside for more than 3 days I would be a mess.
Tiny leaves! How tiny can they get?
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If I had a killer tree in a show sitting around inside for more than 3 days I would be a mess.
just.wing.it
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Oh my god, dude, 3 days....nervous breakdown.
M. Frary
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At our club show they bring them in on Friday and take them out on Sunday. The last 2 years it's been inside a huge greenhouse. Hotter than hell if you ask me. Close to 3 days of it. But they make it.
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@M Frary - you are right to be worried, you are in a very cold part of Michigan.
3 days indoors will definitely undo a fair amount of winter hardiness. MSU studies on blueberries & grapes showed that it takes 2 to 3 months of cold below 40 F (+4 C) to acquire full winter hardiness. They used test plants normally hardy to - 15 F (-26 C).
After only 48 hours above 40 F test plants had severe bud damage from a quick change to +5 F (-14 C). This was well inside normal hardiness for varieties tested, yet bud damage was severe.
Take away is that more than a few hours warm in middle of winter can undo winter hardiness.
A recent winter (2011-2012) in Michigan there was a January thaw followed by a spell of "normal" January cold. There was a near total loss of blueberry & grape crops, which prompted the study.
3 days indoors will definitely undo a fair amount of winter hardiness. MSU studies on blueberries & grapes showed that it takes 2 to 3 months of cold below 40 F (+4 C) to acquire full winter hardiness. They used test plants normally hardy to - 15 F (-26 C).
After only 48 hours above 40 F test plants had severe bud damage from a quick change to +5 F (-14 C). This was well inside normal hardiness for varieties tested, yet bud damage was severe.
Take away is that more than a few hours warm in middle of winter can undo winter hardiness.
A recent winter (2011-2012) in Michigan there was a January thaw followed by a spell of "normal" January cold. There was a near total loss of blueberry & grape crops, which prompted the study.
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