zipfel wrote: I will put in as much work as I need to take care of my bonsai.
Your statements show otherwise, See my next statement.
zipfel wrote: The temp inside my house is 68F will that be ok?
It is painfully obvious [and potentially lethal to your tree] that you did not bother to read the link to evergreengardenworks that I posted to you. [Nor Gnomes link either.]
Had you read it, You would have seen this:
In order for these species to break dormancy and begin growing again they must acquire the requisite number of hours of cold temperatures. For most of these species it is 1000 hours of temperatures below 40F.
And this
Species that have well developed dormancy needs cannot be tricked out of them. If you attempt to give a such as species, for instance Japanese maple, Acer palmatum, an eternal summer by bringing it in the house, it will grow continuously for as long as two years. After a maximum period of sustained growth, a temperate climate plant will automatically go dormant no matter what the season or condition. Deciduous plants will lose their leaves, evergreens will curtail all new growth. This is very stressful to the plant and usually fatal. It will be 100% fatal if the plant does not receive the necessary period of cold temperatures required to break the dormancy.
Don't kill the messenger.
Do you really feel you have the skills to navigate your tree through this?
I ask not to denigrate you, But to save your tree from what is [even in skilled hands risky] almost certain death.
This is my last post on this thread as you continually restate the same question that has been answered multiple times. Yet, because you don't get the answer you want..... you keep asking.
Fine, Keep it inside and watch it die.
A very frustrated ynot.
