# Wintering Hinoki 'sekka' **URL:** \ **Category:** Horticulture\ **Created:** [June 11, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/wintering-hinoki-sekka/6262 "2020-06-11T17:35:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PoconoDan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/poconodan/32/12517_2.png) [@PoconoDan](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/PoconoDan)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/wintering-hinoki-sekka/6262/1 "2020-06-11T17:35:08Z")
I was recently gifted a Hinoki ‘sekka’ and was just curious to find out anybody’s experiences wintering this cultivar in temperate climates. I am in zone 5b (northeastern Pennsylvania) and was unsure if I would have to take any precautions above and beyond those that I use for my other trees; I’ve heard these can be somewhat temperamental. Winter temps here can get down into the mid to low teens during the coldest stretches and I would like to be prepared ahead of time to try to ensure the highest likelihood of success. Sadly I do NOT have access to a greenhouse. ---
**Author:** ![Keith-in-UK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f04885/32.png) [@Keith-in-UK](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Keith-in-UK)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/wintering-hinoki-sekka/6262/2 "2020-06-12T11:41:13Z")
That’s pretty low in temperature terms. Why don’t you make a cold frame and put it in there for the winter? Saves on the cost of a greenhouse. ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_McCarlie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/49beb7/32.png) [@Bob\_McCarlie](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/Bob_McCarlie)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/wintering-hinoki-sekka/6262/3 "2020-06-12T23:28:11Z")
Do you have an unheated garage? If so, you could put it there? I’m in the Toronto, Ontario area and I keep quite a few of my smaller trees, including pines and junipers there over the winter. The bigger ones I heel into the garden frame area in my back yard. ---
**Author:** ![PoconoDan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forum.bonsaimirai.com/poconodan/32/12517_2.png) [@PoconoDan](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/u/PoconoDan)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.bonsaimirai.com/t/wintering-hinoki-sekka/6262/4 "2020-06-12T23:31:30Z")
I have an unheated outdoor shed that I keep most my other trees in for winter with great success. I just wasn’t sure if this particular cultivar would fare as well as my other trees as they are a coastal species (from what I understand) and I thought might have a tougher time with the lower temps.