bonsamurai
Seedling
Hello everyone, second post here so forgive me if I miss anything.
I received this Catlin elm almost a year ago from a nursery here in Southern California. The tree has been growing shoots readily until a couple weeks ago over the period of a couple hot, windy days when I unfortunately neglected to water it. I quickly realized my mistake, and immediately returned to regularly watering it. The tree did seem otherwise healthy to my untrained eyes in the week following, with little evidence of other stress such as any other browning tips or excessive foliage loss. However, its health has suddenly declined recently, going from full green foliage to its current state in the matter of a couple days.
For those of you that have made it this far, the lack of bark near the center of the tree most likely isn't the cause for its condition. With the bark of the Catlin elm already prone to aeration, the tree lost some of its bark in an accident awhile ago. One "How to" (determine if the tree is dead or alive) suggested that if the inside of a branch is green, then the tree can still make a recovery, which is shown in one of the images. It may or may not have anything to do with it but I also noticed roots near the bottom of the pot. If anyone would be kind enough to tell me, does this mean that my tree is rootbound and in need of repotting? But more importantly, can it be saved?
Thank you.
I received this Catlin elm almost a year ago from a nursery here in Southern California. The tree has been growing shoots readily until a couple weeks ago over the period of a couple hot, windy days when I unfortunately neglected to water it. I quickly realized my mistake, and immediately returned to regularly watering it. The tree did seem otherwise healthy to my untrained eyes in the week following, with little evidence of other stress such as any other browning tips or excessive foliage loss. However, its health has suddenly declined recently, going from full green foliage to its current state in the matter of a couple days.
For those of you that have made it this far, the lack of bark near the center of the tree most likely isn't the cause for its condition. With the bark of the Catlin elm already prone to aeration, the tree lost some of its bark in an accident awhile ago. One "How to" (determine if the tree is dead or alive) suggested that if the inside of a branch is green, then the tree can still make a recovery, which is shown in one of the images. It may or may not have anything to do with it but I also noticed roots near the bottom of the pot. If anyone would be kind enough to tell me, does this mean that my tree is rootbound and in need of repotting? But more importantly, can it be saved?
Thank you.