Re: [IBC] Chinese Elm...Indoor or outdoor?

Mike,

I don't know what the climate is like where you live, but I know it is always a 
controversy about indoor/outdoor bonsai.

All plants do better with the natural cycle of light and dark, warm and cool.  WIth 
indoor bonsai, one should try to duplicate these conditions as best as possible.  On a 
table with artificial light and no change from day to night temperatures is not what 
the tree requires.

Elms are supposed to be decicious trees.  Here in California they have a very short 
dormancy.  This is because we don't stay cool or cold long enough.   I think if kept 
indoors, they might not go dormant.  Most elms that I know of require this cycle of 
dormancy to thrive.  Think of yourself without any sleep.  Do place the tree out of 
doors when your weather permits.

Enjoy, but be mindful of what the trees need.

Kitsune Miko


Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi everyone. I have 2 or 3 bonsai but I have never had a Chinese elm before
and so decided to get one. The one I bought seems to be very healthy and was
purchased from a reparable bonsai nursery. Anyway what I need to know is
this an indoor or outdoor bonsai. I live in England and at the store it was
labelled as an indoor bonsai and was kept indoors but I would like to hear
your experiences with these trees. Also as I understand it supposed indoor
trees are best left outdoors in the summer.

Thanks in advance.

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