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Some one in the neighborhood was giving away this bonsai for free. I picked it up today. Its in a bit of rough shape but it's still alive. As far as I can tell its been watered. This is my first time caring for a plant. I currently have it in my bedroom near the window and have a diffuser on it forna a bit of humidity. I have a humidifier but I don't want to overwet it. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Dieing fukiens is proboably the no1 topic on this forum. So far I have not seen anyone coming back with a success story.

I cannot say that I know the key for this species yet, but I am determined to find out. Got myself one two years ago to experiment with the species and it is still alive. Not thriving as we need in bonsai, but surviving and periodically suffering badly.

The one thing I have discovered with the suffering periods is that it is always happening when the humidity is low. This summer I put the tree in the shade under a big oak the driest period and it did not suffer as much as the previous year when I left it in full sun all summer. This makes me believe that the species can tollerate a lot of sun if humid, but not if dry.

In my nortern climate we heat our houses to as low as 20% humidity in winter. That is a sure killer. Lack of light in winter is also a big problem for all indoor grown plants in my area. So indoor growing of this species in my climate is an absolute killer.

I have shosed to keep the tree in a frost free overwintering room. It is around 6c, 80-90% humidity and full sun on the top shelf where it is in winter. This takes it through winter alive, again not thriving. Increasing to 10-12c would proboably be better. But that would only benefit this tree and be a con for all other plants I keep in there. Not to mention energy bills, which is obviously a drawback as well.

Another option that I have to concider going forward is a humid terrarium with artificial light. Just need to get one more cheap fukien to be able to compare the two different setups.

Conclusion so far is that this is amongst top 5 hardest cultivation challenges I have ever tried. Hundreds of missleading care guides online does not help. But so far I have not given up.

Anyway, get yourself a humidity meter. Anything below 60% is critical to the health of this species. And if you fail, rest asure that you are not the only one. For next tree, get a locally hardy tree and grow it outdoors. That is the absolute best way to start in this hobby.