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Posted 8 years 5 months ago #24149
I was gifted my azalea, I thought, ignorantly you shouldn't water bonsai too often, so my leaves have all gone brown. There is still bounce in branches, is it too late? I had not fed it before either, I have just purchased some feed.
If there is hope, should I trim off brown leaves?
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Posted 8 years 5 months ago #24150
Fertiliser is a waste of time. If it is all brown leaves then it is probably gone, but where have you kept it? If it has been in a sunny place in the gardn then it should have been fine. It takes a lot to overwater. More likely that it got very dry at some point. How long have you had it?
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Posted 8 years 5 months ago #24152
It has been outside, sunny area. So I'm guessing too dry. Foolishly didn't realise it had to stay moist. Had it about six months ...
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Posted 8 years 5 months ago #24153
If you can leave it, I would keep it watered and hope. It is possible it might come back, although I would not bet on it. It would depend on how long it was dry for, if it was just a few hours then it might be ok, but if it was longer then doubtful.
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Posted 8 years 5 months ago #24161
I have an azalea and would love to help you as much as I can. Can you post some pictures?
I've had success with
-watering it with collected rain water and filtered water.
-fertilizing it with azalea specific fertilizer.
-3-4 hours of direct sun light a day.
- and for interest, I keep some pine needles at the base of the tree.
It's only in a training pot, and I've only trimmed it in the early spring.
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Posted 8 years 5 months ago #24171
No hope?it won't let me add pic. File is too big
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Posted 8 years 5 months ago #24177
make it smaller
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Posted 8 years 5 months ago #24180
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I just don't understand your signature.
"-Chickens eat seeds."
Chickens eat just about anything, that don't eat them first, is there some profound wisdom, that I may have missed out on in all my years?
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Posted 8 years 5 months ago #24182
You should not water to often. You are right. But you should water enough though.

Chances are very good that this plant is a goner. It happens. Keep watering for another 4 weeks. If you see no changes in the right direction, sto pwatering and find a compost heap :(
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