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Hi all,

I am new to bonsai and am hoping to get some help with my Chinese Elm tree which appears to be dying.

I got it this summer, left it by the window under direct sunlight, watered it whenever the surface looked dry and fed it once every 2-3 weeks. It seemed to be thriving with many buds and new branches growing. In mid summer, I did some pruning and cut some branches off. It was still doing well, I put a wire over a couple of branches and did some more pruning in late summer. At this point, I started to notice many leaves either crispy or going brown, curling and eventually falling off. Buds kept growing, although some died straight away, others grew for longer but eventually died as well.

Since then, I have lost nearly every branch, there are currently no leaves (although it looks like one or two buds are popping) and when I scrape the bark off the trunk, part of it is still green and other parts have gone pale to brown, which to me would mean the tree is on its last days.

I live in the UK and have kept the tree indoors since I got it. I am not expecting new buds to pop during the cold months to come but I am also worried it won't even make it till next spring.

In terms of care, I have cut the dead branches, I pull the dead buds off with care and have tried soaking the tree pot under water as recommended elsewhere a couple of times. It's hard to tell if I'm overwatering it or under watering it, but whatever I'm doing seems to be making it worse.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Bruno

Where in UK? The main problem is keeping it inside. This species is hardy, and needs cold, it will withstand -10C easily. The tree should not have lost any leaves as it has been kept too warm so something in the culture is wrong. How have you been watering? Without seeing a picture I can only guess Do not put the tree under water. As the tree has no buds or leaves growing it does not need a lot of water.

Since then, I have lost nearly every branch, there are currently no leaves (although it looks like one or two buds are popping) and when I scrape the bark off the trunk, part of it is still green and other parts have gone pale to brown,

It will not recover. Consider it dead.

In Bristol, although I will be moving to Edinburgh next week. Do you suggest leaving it outside even in winter? I have been using a measuring jug to water it, although not keeping track of exactly how much water I give it. I will post some pictures of how it looked before and how it looks now.

Thanks for the reply

I would bring it outside. Protect it from frost the next months. THen leave it outside. Come spring, it may recover. Make sure it is not in full rain; It can get way to wet otherwise. Then, in springtime, baby it with water and fertiliser: You can easily overdo it.

Alternative would be to find a cold room in the house that stays relly cool. I think the main problem is the dry air. Heaters suck the moister out of your house and plants really hate this.

seems that the new growth is drying out, maybe a too strong concentration of fertiliser, so the soil wil become too salty... How much fertiliser do you give?