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Hi everyone,I recently received my first bonsai and I think I've already messed it up. I was told to let it sit in water once a week and leave it by a window but the leaves started becoming crisp and brown pretty quickly. It's been in this state for about a month and I don't know what to do. I've checked under the bark and it is still green so I'm hoping it's not dead, but any advise would be appreciated. I've attached some images, it's an Azalea bonsai

Azalea is a temperate species and cannot be grown indoors.

I’m in the UK and it’s pretty cold outside. I read that they don’t like really cold temperatures. Do you think there’s any salvaging?

I am in Sweden and my azaleas is outdoors all year.

Pretty cold is not a measurement and cannot be comented on. If risk of frost is over, move it outdoors. If not, find the coldest possible place in your home and keep it there until risk of frost is over.

When moving outdoors, start in full shade. Not until you see signs of growth move it slowly to a few hours of sun.

But, no. I don't really think there are any chanse of survival. But it never hurts to try.

Tropfrog wrote:

I am in Sweden and my azaleas is outdoors all year.

Pretty cold is not a measurement and cannot be comented on. If risk of frost is over, move it outdoors. If not, find the coldest possible place in your home and keep it there until risk of frost is over.

When moving outdoors, start in full shade. Not until you see signs of growth move it slowly to a few hours of sun.

But, no. I don't really think there are any chanse of survival. But it never hurts to try.

Echoing Tropfrog, here in Alabama pretty cold means 40F/4C. My niece is Wisconsin thinks that's a decent spring day and pretty cold means more like -5C. When my son lived in Hong Kong it never got that cold and he thought 50F/18C was pretty cold.

And, in the UK, there would be similar differences of opinion going from Windsor to Durham to Edinburgh.

Are there azaleas growing outside where you are?

For sure there are azaleas growing in gardens without winter protection all over UK. They are growing fine in the southern half of Sweden. Most of it colder or similar to northern UK.

Cold do not kill azaleas as much as living room conditions.

I am in UK, and my Azaleas have always been outside, this winter we have had -9C no problem. It looks pretty sick, watering like you have been doing has made it worse, it may recover if you put it outside, it is not cold at the moment.

I live in UK and it is impossible to keep azaleas indoor. Azaleas are usually quite hardy and they can't tolerate indoors and lack of water!

I hope you are not too late!

Just been doing a bit of research! I think the way of giving the tree a chance is to take it out of the existing pot, plant it in a basket (bigger than the existing pot) that is similar to what you see in supermarket (for keeping veg and fruit) and it is good for aeration. Then plant the your azalea in sphagnum moss and a bit of peat just on the top. Take it outside, water well and give it a chance!!

I think that is the only way! Don't forget it needs time to revive but you should be able to see a gradual change hopefully.

If it turns out to be successful, please let us know since I think many people could experience this issue.

Leave the tree in the pot and put outside. Re potting a weak tree will make it worse.