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Hi all,

My boss has brought a bonsai which wasn't growing at home so he's brought it into our office for me to look after. I am in no way the plant whisperer. From looking at this website I believe its a Chinese elm (please correct me if I'm wrong) it doesn't seem to keep its leaves, some will grow for a short period of time and then they all disappear. Any advise would be welcomed.

Well, it was probably a Chinese Elm, but now it is a dead Chinese Elm. This species does not thrive indoors which is why it is dead.

Well that makes perfect sense. As it still has some new growth and leaves attached (can't really see on the pictures) can i not move it outside now? We're in Oxford UK and the temp is currently 9 degrees but can drop below freezing.

Cazxp wrote: Well that makes perfect sense. As it still has some new growth and leaves attached (can't really see on the pictures) can i not move it outside now? We're in Oxford UK and the temp is currently 9 degrees but can drop below freezing.

It doesn't matter anymore so yes, you can bring your mallsai outside. It won't make a difference.

i see a bit of life there

Although I agree it should be outside, I am not sure whether bringing it outside now is a good idea. At 9 degrees it will very quickly go gormant. There may not be enough juice left for the plant to restart in spring. These can survive indoors too if you can keep them off heaters etc. In order to have a stab at rescuing,

If this were mine and I would want to rescue it at this stage.. I would probably take a pot slightly larger than the current. Take the plant out of the current container. Scratch the rootbal for the first half cm or so. Soak for 20 minutes in medium-warm water and plant the plant in good potting soil, making sure the current rootbal surface is well below the new surface to enhance linking with the new soil. Then water very lightly and put in a bright spot, away from heaters etc..

Also, do check for diseases. Spide Mites are a common one (Did your plant have lots of very fie webs on the branches?