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I have heard, read, & utilized many different methods of protecting trees in winter. I have buried them in mulch many winters. I tried the basement one year & lost a few. I tried sand last year at the recommendation of a club member with general success. I'm back to mulch this year.

Other points I have heard:
- Take them out of the pot, or you'll bust it.
- leave them in the pot, but make sure you've got good draining soil
- put them in the ground, then mulch
- put them on concrete, then mulch
- put them in a greenhouse
- put them in a garage

All my bonsai friends bury them or greenhouse, but then I see beautiful images of Walter Pall's trees, in their pots, on their viewing pedestals, buried in snow. What's the consensus? Is it like soil mixtures, where everyone's method is different, and if it works it works? Very curious.

brkirkland22 wrote: - Take them out of the pot, or you'll bust it.

Bust what? The tree or the pot? I never take my trees out of their pots, except when I'm repotting.

leave them in the pot, but make sure you've got good draining soil

Yep, that's the standard for all cases and all seasons.

put them in the ground, then mulch

You can do that.

put them on concrete, then mulch

Seems less useful, but yeah, why not.

put them in a greenhouse

Only if it's a cold one

put them in a garage

Yes, sure, but I would only consider that for deciduous trees.

I see beautiful images of Walter Pall's trees, in their pots, on their viewing pedestals, buried in snow.

Of course, why not? Snow is a great insulator.

What's the consensus? Is it like soil mixtures, where everyone's method is different, and if it works it works?

The consensus is that soil needs to be free draining. The rest depends on your local climate and the type of trees you have. All my trees will be outside always, in their pots, without extra protection. This year I'll make an exception, for the first time, for a juniper that's not doing too well - I'll put it on the ground as soon as it starts freezing.

Note that I'm in the Netherlands, we don't have very cold winters, normally.