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Please help! I am an absolute bonsai novice, and I was gifted this Fukien tea tree almost two years ago. It has been very healthy, aside from an issue with mealy bugs several months ago that I treated with Neem oil. It is kept in a north/south-facing window, and I water it with distilled water only when the soil appears dry, and I give it a small amount of fertilizer granules about once a month.

Within the past week, I have noticed that the leaves are suddenly drooping and falling off; some of them are losing color and turning yellowish or getting brown spots. The trunk/stem is also looking a bit more wrinkled than it has been. The temperature here has recently started to drop, but not drastically (only to the 50s-60s) and the tree is never outside. I am absolutely panicking; I really enjoy this tree and I am terrified it will die. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Good work on keeping it alive for two years!

We have several threads about fukiens dieing here at BE. There is a peak in threads about now when northern hemisphere gets into autumn. When sunlight is reduced, the tree suffers. When we start to heat our home it quickly dries up the air and that kills most fukiens fast.

I have not seen any successful fukien in the northern hemisphere. But I would guess based on where it comes from that it will need high humidity in winter and eigther supplemental light or reduced temperature. Maybe, its possible to overwinter in heated greenhouse at around 10, but I am not sure.

Anyway, this is not a good tree for beginners. Experienced bonsai artists eigthe struggle to keep it alive or just stay away from the species.