where are you ... how about a pic .... so we might ID it ...

your idea of cold.. is probably not its idea of cold .....

my default would be outdoors ... its not a baby .. its a pine tree ...

ken

I updated the post with a pic. I'm right on the border of zone 6a and 5b so it can get pretty cold.

I got the pine cone from a tree that i unfortunately never got to get real good look at to identify. I'd be impressed if anyone could identify it from that sad little picture.

And yea, my biggest concern was whether or not it would be ready to take on the cold. My sunroom is right on the house and i'm fairly certain temperatures dont drop too much below freezing but I've never actually brought a thermometer out there

you arent focusing .... cold is not really the primary issue ... as smiv said.. its about whether it is ready for the cold ...

is the sunroom heated??? .. on sunny winter days.. how hot does it get ... imo.. its more about that.. rather than how cold on cloudy days ...

the trick with plants that need dormancy ... it to get them dormant.. and keep them dormant.. one might say.. get them cold.. and keep them cold ...

when over the dormancy period.. they go in and out of dormancy.. the odds of failure go up significantly ....

i would start letting it get drier ... wet cold roots can also be a problem ... how big is that pot????

z5 is half the US.. give us a big city name ....

ken

The pot is small. maybe 5 inches tall and in diameter. Figured the plant was so small that it wouldnt matter at the moment. As for city, Buffalo NY. The room in the winter months is probably anywhere from 25-40 if I had to guess. it's attached to my heated house but doesnt have heat itself. But I can close the blinds on the many windows and doors to adjust how much sun/heat comes in

It will be fine in that room over winter. Watch the watering and don't let the soil become a block of ice.

tj