ahmedakram
Seedling
Hello everyone,
I was too excited when I get this chinese elm and couldn't wait till I got my tools and soil and jumped into repotting and wiring the tree. I did this in late June, which I've learned is not advised since it can risk the health of the tree. I don't think it liked it at all and now I'm worried I might've killed it. Can you please help!
Although some of the photos are indoors, the tree has been living outdoors since early June
This is how the tree looked when I first got it in mid May
Mid June after some growth during the hot summer
After repotting and pruning/wiring by end of june
I removed around 15% of the roots during the repot. After repotting, it dropped some of the leaves few days after the incident. It then stopped which got me hopeful, but didn't put out any new growth. I thought it was just focused on recovering and putting out new roots and didn't think too much about it. However, lately I've seen all the leaves turning purple/yellowish and drying up.
I tried to check whether it's alive by scraping the bark a bit in different areas:
In upper parts of the trunk and branches, it's green. However the green color disappears with in the lower parts near the base. I know this is not a good looking bonsai and has the weird S shape, but it was a gift from my fiancé and I really don't want to kill it. Sorry for the long post, but wanted to give as much details as possible.
Is this normal since we're going into fall? and if not, are there any measures I can take to improve it's chance of survival?
I was too excited when I get this chinese elm and couldn't wait till I got my tools and soil and jumped into repotting and wiring the tree. I did this in late June, which I've learned is not advised since it can risk the health of the tree. I don't think it liked it at all and now I'm worried I might've killed it. Can you please help!
Although some of the photos are indoors, the tree has been living outdoors since early June
This is how the tree looked when I first got it in mid May
Mid June after some growth during the hot summer
After repotting and pruning/wiring by end of june
I removed around 15% of the roots during the repot. After repotting, it dropped some of the leaves few days after the incident. It then stopped which got me hopeful, but didn't put out any new growth. I thought it was just focused on recovering and putting out new roots and didn't think too much about it. However, lately I've seen all the leaves turning purple/yellowish and drying up.
I tried to check whether it's alive by scraping the bark a bit in different areas:
In upper parts of the trunk and branches, it's green. However the green color disappears with in the lower parts near the base. I know this is not a good looking bonsai and has the weird S shape, but it was a gift from my fiancé and I really don't want to kill it. Sorry for the long post, but wanted to give as much details as possible.
Is this normal since we're going into fall? and if not, are there any measures I can take to improve it's chance of survival?
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