Morning all,
I guess this has been disscused before, but here I go anyway, I got me an
oak tree, about 6-7" tall, very nice speciaman, pulled it up in the wilds of
my back yard..lol...It has very thin leaves and the adult trees limbs sort
of growout and then down like an umbrella effect, very interesting and the
bark is very rough and sort of knobby looking, put it into a 6" deep pot and
it is growning very well, now what is the best way to winter it, as to
wartering it, I know to cover it on freezing nights, but the wartering thing
I don't have a clue to. My Mother, who had a gardening show on TV locally,
long years ago always told me to water outside plants just before a freeze,
this is supposed to protect them!?????
many and much thanks for any tips on this..
Barb

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Hi Barb,
I'm going to go out on a limb here and offer this:

If you pulled that tree up from the 'wilds' of your backyard, I've got to
think it's been growing there a while. Yes? If so, as long as you didn't
to this recently, it should have developed the roots it need to survive your
winter (which it is used to doing) without much aid. Maybe mulch it in, but
remember, bonsai newbies kill more trees with kindness (they think) than any
other way. IMHO.
Regards,
Shelly Hurd Central CA - Sunset Zone 8-USDA Zone 9


"Barb" wrote:

Morning all,
I guess this has been disscused before, but here I go anyway, I got me
an
oak tree, about 6-7" tall, very nice speciaman, pulled it up in the wilds
of
my back yard..lol...It has very thin leaves and the adult trees limbs sort
of growout and then down like an umbrella effect, very interesting and the
bark is very rough and sort of knobby looking, put it into a 6" deep pot
and
it is growning very well, now what is the best way to winter it, as to
wartering it, I know to cover it on freezing nights, but the wartering
thing
I don't have a clue to. My Mother, who had a gardening show on TV locally,
long years ago always told me to water outside plants just before a
freeze,
this is supposed to protect them!?????
many and much thanks for any tips on this..
Barb

In a message dated 9/26/2003 10:09:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, writes:

It has very thin leaves and the adult trees limbs sort
of growout and then down like an umbrella effect, very interesting and the
bark is very rough and sort of knobby looking, put it into a 6" deep pot and
it is growning very well, now what is the best way to winter it, as to
wartering it, I know to cover it on freezing nights, but
the wartering thing
I don't have a clue to.

Barb:

This is a deciduous tree, and as such it will not require much water during the winter. I am presuming that you live in a zone where winter freezes occur.

Insert a chopstick into the root pad, and remove it on a daily basis to determine the water content. When the stick is on the dry side, thoroughly rewater. This will serve you well throughout your bonsai experience.

As for storage, bury the potted tree in a deep pile of cedar mulch. Also be certain to place it under protection (particularly given the fact that it was recently dug).

All should be well in the spring.

Cordially,

Michael Persiano
The Michael Persiano Bonsai Studio
members.aol.com/iasnob/index.html

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