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Hello everyone

I am quite new to all this, but not so new to be oblivious to the fact that this question is one that many have asked and many more have answered. I’m sorry to have to ask again, but I’ve scoured endless forums and YouTube videos over the past couple of months or so and have tried various things, but feel that we are in decline here.

I got my first 名媛直播 - a Chinese Elm - around Christmas and it has done relatively well. I have to keep it indoors as I live in a flat with no outdoor space, but my windows get lots of direct sunshine. I live in Edinburgh but my flat is sunny enough to sustain many happy plants (including another Chinese Elm who seems very happy.)

Nevertheless, this one seems unhappy. It drops leaves continuously at an alarming rate and always looks a little bald as you can see. there are also these blotchy leaves which I am mystified by. See below..





I have been watering carefully, submerging the pot whenever it is dry beneath the surface and draining well - perhaps every few days. I never allow it to dry out, and am careful not to overwater.

I have been feeding throughout summer periodically. I have tried fungicide which didn’t seem to change anything, and have recently bought a bag of Sphagnum moss as I fear we are approaching ICU time and am a big fan of Peter Chan at Herons and his brilliant videos. I see new shoots appear all the time, but often they whither before they become full leaves.


What am I doing wrong? I don’t want to repot because of the time of year. Should I transplant to a larger pot of moss? - (without cutting back any roots of course)

Once again, I’m sorry to ask this old question but I really can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong and desperately wish to save this lovely tree.


Thank you for your time!

You are keeping the tree indoors hence the bad condition. Trees suffer a slow death in living room conditions.

The water technice you are practicing is wrong. Allways water from the top.

Hey Tropfrog,

thanks for your response. I appreciate the advice and from now on will water from the top. Unfortunately the indoor part is out of my control for now... I can't wait until I have outdoor space and feel unimaginably envious of those of you (perhaps everyone?) that do!

Nevertheless I will keep trying. I just wondered if there was anything else that might be afoot.

Thanks again

Far from everyone here have outdoor space. The big majority of the registered users here grow trees indoors. They show up, ask a question about a dieing tree, gets an answer. And then we dont see them anymore. Its only the few users with a record of successful bonsai cultivation that grow trees outdoors. You will know who they are in that they have more than a handful posts here.

Correct watering is from the top abundantly over the whole surface until there are a steady flow out of the drainage holes. Yet another reason to grow outdoors, it can get quite messy .

We have grown into a species that prefers regulated heat and humidity, and we retreat into our indoor spaces when weather gets unpleasant outdoors. Trees have been living outdoors millions of years and have adjusted very nicely to life with long dormant periods. There are tropical species that don't go dormant, but most trees do. And, none of them evolved behind glass. They want full complete light spectra, just as the sun presents.

A tree needs a dormant period. It will last all winter indoors, but then in late summer it will realize it hasn't had its winter nap, and start to struggle, just like yours. There isn't a lot you can do.

Can you get access to the roof of your building and put the tree up there?