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I bought this bonsai 15 days ago. i don't know what kind of bonsai it is and if it need special treatment than ficus bonsai. when i bought it from shop it was really ok. But now she is dying.

this is the time that i bought it and the second one is the latest on
now that she is dying.
i also have a ficus bonsai from 2 year and she is doing
fine.

I don't know if this one need different treatment than ficus. if anyone can help i'll appreciate it

thnx

I do not know much about bonsai, as I have never raised one and I unfortunatly cannot identify your tree for you. However I ID'd my tree using websites and a book from the library, and also with help in this site. I bought a "bonsai tree" at walmart so I have been doing a lot of research lately, and I thought maybe this would help you? Anyone with more experience may correct me if I am wrong, of course.

I don't know if you repotted it, but your plant could be in an inproper pot. You should put fresh soil in with it so it gets the nutrients it needs, you can read online about what types of dirt to put it. I used regular potting soil for mine and gravel along the bottom of the pot for draining. The pot should have a drain hole so the water doesn't stay in the pot and rot the roots. Also make sure the roots have enough room to grow and support the plant.

I also learned that if the leaves are turning yellow that means your plant is either not adjusting properly to sunlight amount changes or it is getting too much water. You also may want to make sure it does not have any bugs or fungus. It is possible that your tree is not in the right climate, if it is tropical it should only be outside when the weather is hot. Hopefully someone IDs your tree for you soon so you can care for it better. I will see if I can find some pictures that match it online somewhere.

Best of luck with your tree and I hope this was at least somewhat helpful.

What country are you in? Have you been watering if so how? What makes you think it is dying? Which one are we supposed to be looking at? The first thing to do is get rid of the shellls. It is not a bonsai that is for sure, but what species it is I can't tell.
Where have you got it located? Is it outside? If it is the plant I think then it is in a very small pot for the size of the plant. That does not mean you should re pot it. Have you asked in the shop where you bought it how to look after it?

This is 99% certain a podocarpus. See for care:


The way it looks now, it probably has been left too dry, and then watered. I'd say the roots are in trouble, putting the whole plant in trouble.

As for a previous post that say the soil needs replacing; With bonsai you do NOT replace the soild because there are no nutrients. You want soil without nutrient, so you can steer nutrient availability with watering and fertilizer.

Look at the care instructions, and follow those and hope it survives. You may want to carefully lift the plant from the pot and see whether the roots are
- Black soggy stinking (Bad news: Roots are dead and rotting)
- Light to dark brown (Healthy roots, not growing)
- light to dark brown with loads of white ends (Excellent news: The plant is growing, and should have a good change of survival)

Be carefull though, if the plant is unhealthy, the rootball might fall apart. Should this happen, be prepared to repot, and perhaps scurry to the store to get some soil.

When repotting: Do not press the soil down on the roots. I see a lot of people putting force on their roots. Roots break this way. Needles to say that breaking roots is not a good idea, I hope.

The extra 1 percent is podocarpus, I am sure of it as is leatherback, kind of. I would say that you left it in the compact soil from which it was left in when brought, so it may be pot bound, I could be wrong, but leatherbacks suggestions seem to be more detailed in recovery.

bob wrote: The extra 1 percent is podocarpus, I am sure of it as is leatherback

So that makes a 100% certainty - seeing your track record of identifying trees, there now no longer is any doubt

I would say that you left it in the compact soil from which it was left in when brought, so it may be pot bound

I don't think that would cause this effect 2 weeks after buying it.

Could have just been lack of nutrients then or something.

bob wrote: Could have just been lack of nutrients then or something.

I don't think that would cause this effect 2 weeks after buying it.

i didn't remove the compact soil from which it was left when i bought it from the other pot. i just remove from that pot and inset it to these red pot and give some other soil.

i don't know if i did right or wrong but i cut those part of the leaf that were turning yellow.

When you changed the pot, could you see that the roots were circling the soil, in any case, could you see any soil?