Please Help, my tree is dying!
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I have a Chinese Elm, my first 'bonsai' tree which I bought last year, and apart from a few minor issues it had been thriving until a recent infestation. I'm not sure exactly which pest but I presume spider mites based on the tiny webs won the tree. I had a very difficult time, but i think I have finally solved this problem, but unfortunately in the meantime, they did a lot of damage as it took so long to get rid of them. I trimmed the tree back to allow new leaves and branches to grow as all my crispy try remaining leaves seem to be progressively seeming worse. However, more leaves won't to grow and it has been a week. The tree has lost almost all its leaves now and the remaining ones don't seem healthy at all, I have checked and my tree is still alive but I can tell this might not be the case for very long. The shop I brought it from recommended repotting the bonsai in a bigger pot and leaving it outside and it was an indoor plant but apart from that told me to 'cross my fingers'. So please, if anyone has any idea of what else I should do to save this dying tree and encourage new growth please let me know as I'm desperate. I have been regularly watering and misting since I noticed a problem.
Thank you very much,
Thank you very much,
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Your story is identical to posts that appear here on an almost daily basis.
The answers will be the same as well:
- Elms belong outdoors. There's no such thing as an indoor tree.
- Please post a picture.
The answers will be the same as well:
- Elms belong outdoors. There's no such thing as an indoor tree.
- Please post a picture.
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It was thriving until this mite problem, in this case, any advice on how to revive a dying tree? This is my first tree but I’ve owned it for a year almost now and I live in the uk where the store I brought it from’s owner said it could be kept indoors in cool bright conditions. I’ll try posting a photo tomorrow when the sun is back,
Thanks
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The owner was not wrong. The tree can be kept indoors in a cool environment.
It's a bit difficult to advise without knowing the state of the tree, so I'll wait for that picture.
It's a bit difficult to advise without knowing the state of the tree, so I'll wait for that picture.
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