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Hello!

I currently have a 8 month old cherry blossom sapling that has stopped growing for about 2 months now. I fertilize it once a week, and only water it when the soil is dry at the top. It has a drainage hole at the bottom of the pot. It also seems to be losing its color in its leaves. I believe I saw a spidermite before, so I removed it and rinsed the leaves for a week to discourage them from coming back. I recently moved it outside since I thought it could use better light. It also appears to have teeny tiny black specks on the leaves. They do not rub off or seem to move at all, so I don't think they're bugs. I attached pictures. You might have to look closely to see the black specks.

Please help!

Yup, spider mite. But if it is gone, it should be fine. The new buds look OK.
It is however past the longest day, so most plants will slowly stop extension grow and focus on storing energy for winter.