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Hi folks,

First time on this forum. I've had the Chinese Elm in the pics for 18 months. It's indoors.

It dropped some of its leaves a few weeks ago, and although it seems to be budding, some of the leaves end up growing and then half the leaf turns yellow (see picture).

It's in a bright spot. I'm pretty good about watering it. I'm sorry to say I've not fed it since I bought it, but have just bought some liquid fertiliser and fed it today.

Some questions please:

* Is this yellowing/sparse growth something to worry about? Should I just continue to feed and water it and hope it grows?

* Growth isn't uniform (see picture). The left branch is pretty bare and only has 2 tiny buds down the branch. How can I encourage more growth in the upper branches? I thought the branch may be dead, but following other advice on this forum, it seems to be green.

Thanks for taking the time to read this and for any advice you can give. It's all pretty new to me.

The main problem is that you have it inside. Not enough light for a start. If you put it outside it will do much better.

Hi, I am definitely not an expert as many here in the forum, but I have a couple of Elms myself and they thrive since some years (I have added a specific thread on pruning one of them, a few posts below...).
My honest opinion is that, from the pics you attached, your soil (organic) is really too damp and does not drain properly, which leads to roots rotting..
Let it dry and be careful not to overwater it.
Once the tree has recovered, you should trim those shoots that grew really long.
And possibly when it gets a little warmer, place it outside...

Thank you for your reply. It gets plenty of light - it's right next to a big window. I don't have any outside space, sadly.

... there is no such thing as an indoor tree... Outside or it will die , sooner or later ( in your case soon...)

Looking at that soil I would highly suggest repotting it into some better soil, however, with the tree budding out already and being as weak as it is I’m not really sure... your issues probably lie in the soil and the condition of the roots, fix that and the tree should recover. The soil looks like it was literally dug out of someone’s yard.... if you repot it now with it being an elm it should survive but much of the growth might die do to timing.