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Hi all,

I was gifted this 名媛直播 tree which I think is a Ficus, a good 2 years ago.

It came to me in this sorry state and I have never managed to get it to perk up, is it about time I cut my losses?

The only thing that has made me persist is the fact it has not dropped all it's leaves despite looking this sad for ages.

Was recently in the local Garden Centre and saw just how lovely it should look!

Please add your photo as well!

Yes that would help

Yes, it is dead. I don't think it was a ficus, but that don't matter at this point.

Out of interest what type do you think it was?

I will have to buy a healthy one.
I know Jade plants in general are very forgiving and I've had one for years so might look for a dwarf jade variety as a starter.

Hard to see on the photo enlarging it to see the leafs makes them blurry. But I think it is one of the common mallsai species, chinese privet, chinese sweet plum, chinese elm or fukien tea tree.

Google the species + leaf and compare with your tree.

One factor for why the tree didn't make it may be lack of sunlight and indoor environment. Plain glass blocks sunlight most plants need. The glass behind the tree in the picture blocks even more.

Cheers Ivan, it was moved here as a last ditch attempt to revive it.
I think it being allowed to dry out killed it to be honest.

My thoughts were to move it into the bathroom which is more humid, unfortunately far too late.
In my defence it looked like that the entire time I had it.

I have just bought a Zelkova Serrata & Ficus Microcarpa Ginseng, both healthy at this point so no excuses if these go awry.

One question, the tags on the plants suggest bright positions out of direct sunlight, while I've seen many suggestions online to get them in full sun?

Got them on a window ledge now in full sun, 28 degrees C and 45% humidity, a touch hot and a touch dry in my eyes.
The bathroom is still bright (3000 lux in shade) but only gets full sun later in the day for a few hours but it's a bit cooler and more humid.

Where would you put them?

The zelkova serrata is most likelly an ulmus parvifolia. The industry lable them wrong all the time. But that is not that important info for you as the care is the same. They are temperate decidious trees and will die eventually If kept indoors without the natural seasonal fluftuations they are adapted to.

The ficus is tropical. They can be kept undoors all year round. But keeping them outdoors in summer will keep them more healthy and develop faster.

Both of them can take full sun. Just make sure transition is slow and you adjust watering meanwhile.

Every local climate is different. Everybody's judgment of things like hot/cold or rainy/dry is different.

Exactly how a specific species reacts to local weather also varies with species.

Your best bet for knowing how to care for a tree in your yard is to find a local bonsai group and discuss trees with them. We can give generalities but locals can tell you specifics about what works .

I got a golden larch, it died after a typical Alabama winter, and a dozen people in the club related larches dying. I did not get another larch.