It was quite a climate change for the tree and I was not sure whether to protect it some from the cold/frost by putting it in the shade house or to keep it in the sun exposed. I had it in a partly protected area of my bench which was like a bet each way.
In the end at the coldest time of Winter (which was not that bad this year) we decided it might be best to protect it from the frost at night but put it back out in full sun during the day.
I had lost a couple of fine twigs on the lowest/weaker branches but since we started moving the tree out of the cold and into full sun during the day it didn't lose any more.
I had been watching the buds intently for the sign that all was well and finally during the last week or so I can now see definite movement again

Pup has already seen it in it's new Pat Kenedy Pot with the new front and we think it looks great but I would like to try a different pot in the future and it may be leaning back just a little at the moment.
I plan on thinning out the top a little more exposing the great branching there but for now it takes pride of place on one of my new monkey poles and it will be a matter of allowing lots of growth while trying to direct more growth to the lower branches.
Thanks Pup Mate

