keegan
Sapling
Hi there!
I live in Los Angeles.
I air-layered a cork oak. Layered March 2017, checked for good roots in Oct and again in January.
Finally split March 1, 2018 with some good roots in a small-fist-sized ball of sphagnum.
I planted the top in a new pot with well draining but not super-airy bonsai soil. I did not trim anything from the top.
After 3 weeks it is March 22nd, and the leaves are going yellow. It has been rainy most of March and the pot has never dried out fully.
And so, my questions:
Cheers,
Keegan
cross-posted in oak forum
I live in Los Angeles.
I air-layered a cork oak. Layered March 2017, checked for good roots in Oct and again in January.
Finally split March 1, 2018 with some good roots in a small-fist-sized ball of sphagnum.
I planted the top in a new pot with well draining but not super-airy bonsai soil. I did not trim anything from the top.
After 3 weeks it is March 22nd, and the leaves are going yellow. It has been rainy most of March and the pot has never dried out fully.
And so, my questions:
- Is it normal for the tree to drop all its leaves during this time? So, nothing to worry about?
- Should I have cut back the top leaves to reduce transpiration (but as I said, it has been humid and rainy).
2a. Should I cut the top back now? - Should I have potted it in something with more oxygen, more porous and root-stimulating, like pumice?
3a. Should I take it out and do that now?
3b. The reason I ask is that maybe it has been too moist and the roots are rotting?
Cheers,
Keegan
cross-posted in oak forum