Dave

That's a bummer. I made that same mistake about ten years ago with a magnificent tamarisk. I had to go out of town and an artic cold front came further south than expected while I was gone. Luckily I had another plant ready to go into the pot.

I would wait and see, but donÂt have any expectations of success.

randy

If it was damp at the time you should be OK.

Tim, what do you mean by damp? The soil is very free draining, and I've been watering 2x/day. The soil was moist when it froze. Are you saying the moisture in a wet rootball will freeze and protect the roots from damage? Thats what I'm counting on.

Dave

Yes. Moisture in the rootball will freeze before the roots. Dry roots that are frozen are more susceptible to freeze damage. Nurseries often recommend soaking pots before a late freezes in springtime.

I wouldn't worry too much about the plant. It's probably fine. Black pine can take temperatures lower than that. The temperature inside the rooball probably didn't drop to 26 degrees.

Mark is right...you should be OK

I hope the guys are right. I guess my experience might be different because of species. I would think a pine would be more durable than a tamarisk.

randy

It really comes down to how much root system was removed. If you didn't remove more than you should have (1/4 to 1/3)you should be fine. I don't think the cold is a factor in this case.

"I would think a pine would be more durable than a tamarisk."

Well, yeah. Tamarisk is a subtropical.. Black pine is temperate. Tamarish wasn't built for freezing. Pines are.

Mark

Technically speaking youÂre probably right. The species might have originated in the subtropical Mediterranean.

I just collected one of those subtropicals 100 yards from my house with a 13" diameter trunk that was over ten foot tall about a month ago :-).

randy

Its Alive!!...I could have posted this a while back but I forgot about this post. Doing some research, I stumbled upon it again. Anyway, the tree is doing just fine with lots of new growth. Thanks for all the input earlier,

Dave

That's great Dave!

Thanks for the update.

Good news, Dave...I always like to hear another bonsai success story :)

Regards,
Tom

Dave, sorry I couldn't post earlier, I remember seeing this thread but I am usually at work and couldn't get my post finished. 26 degrees is hardly enough to do any damage to a Japanese black pine, even a recently repotted one. Good luck with your tree, it's my favorite species. I have several articles on my website.

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(Not my tree.)

Chris.

Here is a link that might be useful: Sashi-eda Bonsai