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Posted 8 years 4 weeks ago #28118
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i recently bought a knoppies doring bonsai from the local nursery and have since found thses spots on the leaves. there were some of there spots on the leaves at the time of purchase and thought that is was just a burn mark from watering in the sun. Since then, i have found even more of these marks on leaves that didnt have them when i purchased the bonsai.

What am i dealing with here? Is it nothing major or am i dealing with a disease/pest??
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Posted 8 years 4 weeks ago #28119
What is the problem? Leaves are living things and do die. As for Knoppies Doring what is it?
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Posted 8 years 4 weeks ago #28120
thanks! if they not infected, i am happy :D It is an acacia Nigrescens. an african plant
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Posted 8 years 4 weeks ago #28121
A. Knoppies doring is a Knobthorn ( Senegalia (Acacia) nigrescens).

A close-up photo on the actual marks would help better. It looks like bite marks from some pest. It might be a fertilizer deficiency or even a fungus.

I had some similar marks on one of my bonsai trees and it was a fertilizer deficiency.
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Posted 8 years 4 weeks ago #28122
i do use liquid fertiliser, and have been following the instructions stating that i must add 5ml to 1L of water. and feed once a week. Should i feed it more during the week?
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Posted 8 years 4 weeks ago #28123
i do use liquid fertiliser, and have been following the instructions stating that i must add 5ml to 1L of water. and feed once a week. Should i feed it more during the week?
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Posted 8 years 4 weeks ago #28124

yippeee1238 wrote: burn mark from watering in the sun.


Myth. Drops on leaves in the sun do not cause burn marks.
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Posted 8 years 4 weeks ago #28125
Really? Lol. Thanks. Read it on the Internet when I saw the problem. Thanks for the clarification ;)
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Posted 8 years 4 weeks ago #28126
I had a close-up look at the brown mark and it is different from the marks on my tree.

Sounds like you use Pokon bonsai food, the same as what I use. it almost looks like your tree is getting bites from some bugs(inotcts).

Do not fertilize more than the specs on the bottle.
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Posted 8 years 4 weeks ago #28127
Thanks Gekkie. ummm.... So, what do u suggest i do from this point forward? should i move the location of my bonsai when i place it outside? or should i spray it with something?
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