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Hi there 名媛直播 gurus. I'm a complete beginner to the art of the bonsai and I would be grateful for any advice you guys would be happy to share.

A friend recently bough me a tree and I noticed that it wasn't very happy and was losing leaves. I moved it to a sunny place, made sure I was watering right etc. However the leaves kept dropping. I felt it had something to do with drainage so I ended up taking the tree out of the pot and creating more space for water to drain. By this stage the bonsai was already mostly dead

I noticed a few days later a new branch sprouting from the branches. Since then lots of new branches have grown and they have grown rather long and unruly.

As I look at the tree it appears that all of the "old" branches are pretty much dead but a load of these new green shoots are growing.

I wonder if you have any tips about how I should prune and continue to care for this plant. I obviously want to nourish it back to health but don't want to mess things up by over pruning etc.

Should I remove the old branches? Should I prune the shoots? How short? Any tips are much appreciated.

Thank you!

Lisa

A picture would be Nice.

How strange! I posted 2 pictures!

Your tree is very weak, not dead.

Dead trees do not sprout New branches or leaves.

This tree need to do a lot of growing before any work can be done on it. Just focus on your care and bring it back to health.

I would not trim enything for now. You never knwo what may sprout again.

That being said..Your tree is in a very dark location. It is hardly creating leaves, and just very long branches. Put it in a much brighter place.

Ok thank you! The new branches are growing super fast, they've grown a few inches in 2 weeks. But if you think best not to trim, then I won't. Thanks very much for the advice.

Thanks very much for the comment. It's actually in a super bright location with 8 windows, it's the brightest room in the house, we call it the conservatory as it's where all the plants come to heal!!!

The branches are very long indeed, that's why I was hoping to trim them. But looks like it's best to just leave it alone and let it recover.

Thanks for your help.