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sandy0225 · 10-31-2011, 07:20 AM

I'd go ahead and take them in. I think probably they should have been taken in before that cold weather in the teens got there. You may end up with some dieback on the branches. It might not show up right away but may show up later. Or you might have just gotten by with it, only time will tell.
Sweep up the leaves as they fall off. if they're dormant as far as I know they don't need light. Most things need light if they have leaves, as the leaves do the photosynthesis. I would think when the leaves come off that wouldn't be happening as in maple trees and others that drop leaves. Of course someone here probably knows more about that than I do.

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