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Chinese elm leaves close-in, turn brown and then fall. What could be the reason?

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Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could help me to figure out what is the problem with the tree.
The tree has completely stopped growing more than a month ago. It is slowly loosing leaves. The leaves, first close on it self, turn dark and then fall. The process starts with the outer leaves (end of a branch).

Could that be watering issues or a that is a disease?
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Replied by m5eaygeoff on topic Chinese elm leaves close-in, turn brown and then fall. What could be the reason?

Posted 3 years 9 months ago #67338
You do not say where it is kept. If it is inside then that is the problem, there is nothing wrong with the leaves I can see. If leaves are on the tree what happens is that the leaves will all drop in a short time and new buds will appear.
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Replied by andrius on topic Chinese elm leaves close-in, turn brown and then fall. What could be the reason?

Posted 3 years 9 months ago #67340
Yes, I keep it indoors. At the moment, I don't have the possibility to keep it outdoors, so I'm hoping that it can survive a year or two before I can take it out.

It does not release new buds, growth has completely stopped. Therefore I stopped pruning and fertilizing since the problems started. I keep it on a humidity tray and trying to maximize the sunlight it gets.

I reattached the image with one of the problematic areas circled in red.
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Posted 3 years 9 months ago #67344
That looks like a new growth. You will be lucky if it survives a year inside.
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Posted 3 years 9 months ago #67346
It needs to be outside.
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