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WE have purchased a 15 year old snow rose this summer that appeared to be in good health. However about a month after having it the leaves began turning yellow so we started watering it a little less, now no matter what we seem to do the few leaves that the tree does grow seem to turn Black.
What are we doing wrong?
we keep him in a green house and moist at all times. We recently re potted him in a non organic soil.Please help save our tree.

Hi Dave,

It would help us to help you if you could share some photos of the whole plant as well as some clear close-ups of the problem areas. When you repotted your Snow Rose, how did the roots look? Were there any black or dark brown roots...this would signifiy dead/rotted roots. Healthy roots are generally reddish-brown and white. Here are two links you could check for the symptoms your Snow Rose is experiencing: / Also, have you researched your Serissa/Snow Rose for it's proper care? Here is some info on it's care and specific needs: Hope this helps. :)

Hi there,
Any information about where you live and where this tree is kept would be helpful. Any draft of warm air duct near the tree will dry out the leaves. Afternoon sun will also cause the leaves to dry up and fall off.

I hate hearing news about sick trees. Hopefully you can figure it out and get things back on track.

My Juniper isn't looking so great right now. Think I will carefully inspect the roots. See if that might be her problem too.

If the roots are dying -- would using the solution to promote root growth help?

I think the best thing to do Angie is to check out the roots and, if there is a problem, start a new topic on it or, if you've already posted your Juni say, in progessions, simply add your concerns to that. That way we don't get side tracked here from Dave's topic on his Snow Rose.

Angie,
I am going to private message you about the juni...............

When we re potted the tree I was surprised to see next to nothing for roots. The soil was fairly dense and retained a lot of water, we now have it planted in a non organic soil, we keep the tree in a little green house at aprox 21 degrees cecius and aprox 60% RH. I wouldnt be surprised if the roots have rotted but is there any type of plant nutrient that can save him?

Dave wrote: When we re potted the tree I was surprised to see next to nothing for roots. The soil was fairly dense and retained a lot of water, we now have it planted in a non organic soil, we keep the tree in a little green house at aprox 21 degrees cecius and aprox 60% RH. I wouldnt be surprised if the roots have rotted but is there any type of plant nutrient that can save him?

It is generally recommended to 'not' fertilize a sick tree. See . How long ago did you repot your tree? If it's been over a month and it shows no signs of external pests or fungal infection, I personally, would leave it be for a one to three months and just observe it closely and keep the soil moist but not soggy. It may continue to loose it's leaves as a result of being waterlogged in it's previous soil however, if the trunk, branches and twigs are still alive, that's what counts. Gently scrape off a tiny bit of bark...if you see green just under the layer of bark, it's still alive. Also, repotting is stressful to any plant and some plants are more effected than others (even tho it's the right thing to do). The plant will need at least a month to recover from the repotting. If you now have it in good draining, non-organic soil I doubt the roots would have rotted since the repotting.

Once it begins to show a *significant* amount of new growth then you can begin to fertilize with a good quality liquid fertilizer with a higher "P" (Phosphorous) level to encourage healthy root growth such as an NPK of 10-15-10 or 5-10-5. By 'good quality' I mean one that also contains the necessary 'trace nutrients'. Follow the package directions for dilution in water. If you like you can start out by diluting it a bit (adding more water) for the first couple of feedings then gradually decreasing the water until you're down to the recommended amount on the package. Never use less water than recommended as this could harm your plant.

I hope this helps and that your Snow Rose will soon come around. Sometimes patience is the best medicine.