I am located in Central Ontario, where we have two seasons, winter and construction. My burgmansia has been indoors most of its 8 years but last spring I put it outside and it has done well. The leaves have been smaller but more of them and it have bloomed 3 or 4 times, 4 or 5 flowers each time. I'm just not sure about leaving it out for the winter. We live in a rather open area and we get lots of north winds during the winter. I need advice on what to do with it. Leave it out, bring it in, trim it for an extended indoor stay.... I'm not much of a green-thumb but this tree it quite special to us. We got it as a seedling just before our daughter was born. We call it her tree. It only started flowering last year but we put it outside because it was too big and it kept getting infested with mites (or something similar). So, ultimate question, bring it in our leave it out for the winter? Thanks in advance.
Definately bring it in. :) No chance it could survive outdoors for an Ontario winter. They can stand just the first one or two light frosts, but if you have freezing temps get it inside fast. Strip off all but the smallest leaves (they'll soon drop anyway because of the humidity & light change), spray the plant thoroughly with a sharp stream of water to dislodge as many of the bugs as possible, and perhaps replace at least the top 1 -3cm of soil. You can repot, but don't use a bigger size pot until spring. Water sparingly until it gets established back in it's old routine. Congratulations, btw, on getting it to bloom several times. Next year try keeping with a little less of the direct midday sun, and fertilize it often in the growing season, and you could have a hundred blooms at a time. :)
