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so I rescued a bonsai from the dumpster. I repotted in good soil mixture and have been watering according to the great advice from this website. When I repotted I saw that some of the roots were brown dry and appeared dead but there were a couple of large healthy looking (to my untrained eye) roots. It has been a week and all of the leaves have fallen off and some of the smaller branches are brown and brittle.
My question is how long do I water and give the bonsai a chance? Will I see new growth or leaves that will indicate it is going to make it...and how would I know if it is truly dead? Will all the branches grow brittle?
Thank you in advance for your advice. I so want this little guy to make it.
Ian

Which species of tree? You can see it on the tree if it is still alive; Adding a picture could help

here are a couple pictures, they stink but are the best I can do with my crappy phone. there were a few tiny branches on top but the turned brittle. thank you for your time, not sure if you can figure anything out from the pictures but I appreciate your effort.
Ian

keep it some where warm but not in a window with direct sunlight as you will cook the poor thing.

You can put some chop sticks in the soil and place a clear bag around it to keep the humidity high. Make sure its sealed tight and open it every other day for 10-20 mins for some fresh air.

Keep putting pics up so we can see your progress pal???

Thank you so much, I will do exactly as you suggest and if anything starts happening I will post pictures. Have a wonderful day.!!

I wouldn't waste time on it. Even if it recovers, it is no good bonsai material.

UGH, well that wasnt what I was looking for. Can you tell me why it will not be a good specimen even if it recovers?
thank you
ian

Hi Ian,

Auk's opinion was exactly why I did not respond. So I will expand on it.

The tree lachks good taper, actually, has a section of reverse taper. There is no developed branch structure. Not suface-root-spread to speak of. All those elements make it a young plant in a pot, rather then good bonsai potential.

Sorry

And it looks dead

but you can still keep the plant for all we know it can become vary butiful later on but im just a rokie just dont give up hope thats never the anser but as they sead "it not bonsai matreial" it will be a fun chalenge,also you dont have to throw it out you can keep it and still have other bonsai trees good luck and rember you saved that plant you are its only hope if you cant keep it just plant it some where (theres are just ideas from a rookie who dosnt think leting a plant die becuze it dont have potential,it looks alive to me#not best dead or alive eyes# plz no hate on this coment i just have hope in this plant :side: :side: :lol: :lol: