Bonsai Cabinetry

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Bonsai, cold frame, outside, protect, winter

I’ll answer two questions in this brief post about winterizing bonsai:

1. What is bonsai cabinetry (according to Bonsai Iterate)?
2. What is a cabinet-tree? (See what I did there?)

Improving Bonsai Winter Storage

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Bonsai, cold frame, protection, storage, winter, winterize

I believe I promised an update to my winter storage facilities. Pictured first is a structure I fondly refer to as my bonsai cabinet. I have used this, as you see here, for a few years but decided I need to expand a bit.

Winter Winds

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Bonsai, cold frame, deciduous, protection, wind, winter

We are expecting some nasty winter winds to arrive with a cold front this evening, so I will get the trees sheltered. I am far more concerned about the wind than I am the temperatures. We will be below freezing at night, but the trees can handle that. It’s the cold, dry winds that could desiccate branches and damage buds that have formed for the spring. 

We have actually had an extended period of mild weather this fall which is evident in the amount of green you can still see on the deciduous trees that will go into the cold frame for protection. When the wind gets going, I will close her up.