Help First 名媛直播 Tree
- werdna167
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I wanted to see if there was anything I can do to save my first bonsai tree. Little history: When I got the tree back in Nov the leaves quickly fell off because of root rot which i did away with and re-plotted the bonsai in a new ~70% non-organic ~30% organic mixture soil with a humidity tray underneath the pot.
The apartment I live in is 72 degrees and feels dry. I dont know the exact humidity, but I dont turn the heat on, the apartment is just that warm. I have a humidified in the living room which seems to be helping the dryness. Outside where I live it is in the 20s.
Since December when I re-potted the tree it has not sprouted new leaves or any buds. The phloem is still green, which I know is good. However the ends of the branches look extremely dry, bark is splitting and the tree feels extremely dry as well even though the soil damp. I tried spraying water on the trunk and branches once a day but that didnt seem to work to counteract the dryness. I tried getting a heating lamp (keeping it at least 4 feet away to try and stop the heat from getting to the plant) to give the sun some light to trick it out of dormancy.
I want to know if the tree is dormant and I should wait it out till spring, put the tree in the window, put the tree in a smaller room with the humidifier to create and even more humid environment, or if it is a lost cause.
Thank you, Andrew
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werdna167 wrote:
Since December when I re-potted the tree it has not sprouted new leaves or any buds. The phloem is still green, which I know is good.
If it is green, you won't know much. If it's brown it is probably dead.
or if it is a lost cause.
I'm going to say it is dead. We'd need a pictre to confirm.
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codeman_11901 wrote: Im guessing the temperature is in fahrenheit. If thats the case, it is below freezing outside and the apartment is t-shirt comfortable lol.
I guess LB was trying to say: writing "the temperature is 20, its height is 25 and it weighs 2"... isn't very useful.
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codeman_11901 wrote: Gotcha. With the variety of people on here we need to specify the units of measurement.
I think there should be no need, as we all should use standard UOMs
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is that night time temp?
how long is this holding on?
if it's deciduous tree, you can place it in an unheated shed during winter..
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