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Hey guys this is my first post! I just got into bonsai recently and got a few trees, one of which was a satsuki azalea (aoinohikari if I’m not mistaken)
I just brought it back the other day and I’m noticing a few leaves yellowing/browning and I may be overreacting but I figured I’d ask instead of regretting not asking sooner. There is also this brown residue-like color on the bottom of the leaf. Looks like I could just dust it off but it seems I can’t. I also noticed 2 leaves with super brown dried parts of their leaves which seemed completely different than the other browning (I added a picture where I broke off the brown part).
The day I brought it home I watered it with some hose hard water (no clue if the bonsai nursery I picked it up from used hard water) but I grabbed distilled water the very next day. I’ve been watering it once a day usually in the AM and it’a getting morning sun until about noon-1pm then moves to shade. I don’t know if I’m underwatering or overwatering but I use a wooden chopstick to check the soil and only water it when the top inch or two is dry as I’ve read that’s how I should be doing it. Could it be getting too much sun? Ours gets pretty hot here in California and the nursery had a shade net but this thing did grow in full sun in the ground for a few years
I am also afraid it could be an insect thing? But I have no clue how to determine that. I hope I’m just overreacting but it’s just hard to be sure when there are tons of conflicting theories out there. Thanks in advance! I’d really love to stay on top of this tree, I’ve grown to love it in the span of 4 days.
I just brought it back the other day and I’m noticing a few leaves yellowing/browning and I may be overreacting but I figured I’d ask instead of regretting not asking sooner. There is also this brown residue-like color on the bottom of the leaf. Looks like I could just dust it off but it seems I can’t. I also noticed 2 leaves with super brown dried parts of their leaves which seemed completely different than the other browning (I added a picture where I broke off the brown part).
The day I brought it home I watered it with some hose hard water (no clue if the bonsai nursery I picked it up from used hard water) but I grabbed distilled water the very next day. I’ve been watering it once a day usually in the AM and it’a getting morning sun until about noon-1pm then moves to shade. I don’t know if I’m underwatering or overwatering but I use a wooden chopstick to check the soil and only water it when the top inch or two is dry as I’ve read that’s how I should be doing it. Could it be getting too much sun? Ours gets pretty hot here in California and the nursery had a shade net but this thing did grow in full sun in the ground for a few years
I am also afraid it could be an insect thing? But I have no clue how to determine that. I hope I’m just overreacting but it’s just hard to be sure when there are tons of conflicting theories out there. Thanks in advance! I’d really love to stay on top of this tree, I’ve grown to love it in the span of 4 days.
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