# Overwintering on balcony

**URL:** <https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/overwintering-on-balcony/10913>\
**Category:** Horticulture\
**Created:** [September 21, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/overwintering-on-balcony/10913 "2023-09-21T14:36:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![NEBeech](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/nebeech/32/37888_2.png) [@NEBeech](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/NEBeech)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2023, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/overwintering-on-balcony/10913/3 "2023-09-25T10:00:01Z")

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What about a heat bed?

One of the original threads

> [@Heat bed meduim? Pumice or bark " sawdust"](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/heat-bed-meduim-pumice-or-bark-sawdust/10304):
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> Was curious if anyone could clarify. @Ira I know Ryan uses and talks about pumice as the heat conductive material at the bottom of heat beds ( depth being the key variable). But when Ryan and Randy discuss about post collection Yamadori recovery Randy explains that for a single year and for trees that require rapid root growth, he has seen bark " sawdust" give superior results. Why would you not utilize this at the bottom of a heat/recovery bed? Is the nuance dependant on the trees roots bein…

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