Chinese Elm - Tree Condition ?
- mrplesca
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Hi,
I have quite the same questions as you do, so I thought there is no reason to open a new topic and if that is ok, I will post here.
I have recently (two weeks ago) acquired a Chinese Elm and I am already experiencing few issues.
The leaves are getting yellow and they are falling off. Moreover I could see some little black spots on the yellow leaves. I have read quite a lot of posts on this topic and I have seen that this can be caused by various factors (excessive watering, fungus, etc), so I am hoping that someone could help me identify the real issue if I post some pictures.
I am living in London and my tree is kept indoors by the windows, facing South. I know it is best to keep the tree outdoors, however, I am living in an apartment and that is a bit impossible for me.
I am only watering it when the soil seems to be dry (I am checking this daily) and I water until it comes off the draining holes. Sometimes I use water spray to mist it and to provide a bit of humidity. Few days ago I have used a bit of fertiliser (in indicated quantities - 5ml for 1L water), which has the NPK 1.9; 0.7; 3.9. The tree does not seem to be ill as it has new leaves growing and overall I think it is in pretty good shape.
Few of my branches have leaves only on the top, while the rest is empty.
I have also noticed some "movement" on the soil, particularly when I am watering the tree. I think these are little spiders/bugs (Should I be worried about this?)
Can you please give me your thoughts about the state of this tree?
I am attaching some pictures, hopefully I will get some advice!
I have quite the same questions as you do, so I thought there is no reason to open a new topic and if that is ok, I will post here.
I have recently (two weeks ago) acquired a Chinese Elm and I am already experiencing few issues.
The leaves are getting yellow and they are falling off. Moreover I could see some little black spots on the yellow leaves. I have read quite a lot of posts on this topic and I have seen that this can be caused by various factors (excessive watering, fungus, etc), so I am hoping that someone could help me identify the real issue if I post some pictures.
I am living in London and my tree is kept indoors by the windows, facing South. I know it is best to keep the tree outdoors, however, I am living in an apartment and that is a bit impossible for me.
I am only watering it when the soil seems to be dry (I am checking this daily) and I water until it comes off the draining holes. Sometimes I use water spray to mist it and to provide a bit of humidity. Few days ago I have used a bit of fertiliser (in indicated quantities - 5ml for 1L water), which has the NPK 1.9; 0.7; 3.9. The tree does not seem to be ill as it has new leaves growing and overall I think it is in pretty good shape.
Few of my branches have leaves only on the top, while the rest is empty.
I have also noticed some "movement" on the soil, particularly when I am watering the tree. I think these are little spiders/bugs (Should I be worried about this?)
Can you please give me your thoughts about the state of this tree?
I am attaching some pictures, hopefully I will get some advice!
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You're tree is healthy , try your best to keep it this way . You can use this tree to practice ramification , repotting , wiring and so on so that when/if you get a good quality tree you know what you're doing a bit more .
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Should I not be concerned about the yellow leaves which are falling?
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Elms shed leaves to make space for new leaves , and it's only a couple of leaves so don't worry about that .as long as you keep watering it correctly and feeding it when needed it should be fine .
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