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Best Indoor Trees for a Warm Greenhouse in New York

For a heated greenhouse (50–60°F year-round) in NY, choose tropical/subtropical trees that tolerate container life: abutilon, ficus, rubber tree, philodendron, schefflera, fatsia, palms, banana, avocado, citrus, aralia, dieffenbachia, Norfolk pine, yucca, corn plant, fiddle-leaf fig, monkey puzzle, dracaena. Most are available at local nurseries.

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