roberthu
Chumono
I bought a thornless BRT on eBay two weeks ago and the tree arrived showing a lot of stress: 99% of the leaves were dry and fell off in the box. Upon inspection, the root and the soil were all wet. I assumed it was due to excessive heat during shipping (it was over 90F for 4 days). So I put it under a big fig tree where it gets about an hour of sunlight in early morning and remains in shade for the rest of the day. I also mist the tree 3 - 4 times a day and only water once a day or every other day depends on how the soil looks. It came in a bonsai pot with soil mix of mostly lava rock, gravel and pine/fur bark. It stays moist most of the time since there aren't many leaves left on the tree and it's kept in shade most of the time.
Now it has been almost two weeks and I still don't see any sign of budding back and I am getting nervous. I can see some branches showing green buds but it has been like this since day one and there is no sign of the buds swelling. The few leaves that didn't drop during shipping are still opening up in the day and closing up in the night so that's a sign of life. I am just not sure how long it's going to take for the tree to recover, if it does.
Thanks.
Now it has been almost two weeks and I still don't see any sign of budding back and I am getting nervous. I can see some branches showing green buds but it has been like this since day one and there is no sign of the buds swelling. The few leaves that didn't drop during shipping are still opening up in the day and closing up in the night so that's a sign of life. I am just not sure how long it's going to take for the tree to recover, if it does.
Thanks.