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Kri?tof wrote: it is it?s swan song and a way to show us what a beauty we destroyed.

Agreed. No fingers crossed, just observation under proper care.

1st Rule of 名媛直播: Keep your tree alive
2nd Rule of 名媛直播: Keep your tree alive when you have to go out of town.

I had to leave for work at the last minute and was gone for 3 days. I did not leave explicit watering instructions, and my spouse didn't do anything until I called in too late. I came home to wilted trees and some crispy leaves. My fault here - I should have known better.
My quince took a hit. The hornbeams weren't happy. The beech got it the hardest.
When trees go into survival mode, they shut down all unnecessary growth. This includes fruit, flowers, new buds, fresh shoots, etc. As a last resort to conserve water, they will drop leaves to prevent further perspiration. The beech was entering this final stage when I came home. What little hope there was for it has been fractured. Swan song, indeed. It is now in hospice.

That's devastating mate, hope it pulls thru!

Nothing worse for bonsai than having to leave your place for a few days. Always agony,

What if we cut those new leaves in half. Helping to prevent theier otherwise inevitable dry-out?

parker wrote: What if we cut those new leaves in half. Helping to prevent theier otherwise inevitable dry-out?

cutting the leaves in half, would n't help. Just keep watering, and caring, there's a real good chance, life will spout forth. It happens more often than not.

Wow this story is getting intense. You should write a book about this tree. I hope it makes it!!!

Samantha wrote:

parker wrote: What if we cut those new leaves in half. Helping to prevent theier otherwise inevitable dry-out?

cutting the leaves in half, would n't help. Just keep watering, and caring, there's a real good chance, life will spout forth. It happens more often than not.

Sometimes cuttings look pretty much dead, before they bud out.

Does anyone have any coffee to go with this toast?
Wah wah...



Quince is recovering, but looking unsightly. I'll prune back damage when it flushes again.

Bugger, but if it helps, tomorrow is another day, my dog went ballistic and ate 6 of my trees in one night two weeks ago, life goes on! Hope you find some new trees to get going.