Ficus struggling after repotting

[fredzzzz]

I repotted a few of my ficus burtt Davyi Bonsai within the last week. I removed a few of the long roots on each of the trees that were wrapping around & around the pot.

All the trees seem to be doing well except for 1 of them.

The leaves are drying out & wilting, about 60% of the leaves seem to be drying out…. Is there anything that I can do to potentially help the tree?

I’ve seen people use humidity tents to help with recuperation.

I am based in South Africa, it is currently the 2nd week of spring here.

 

[Snorlax99]

I think ficus repots are generally best in the summer(like hard pruning), for future reference.

 

[jason biggs]

i repotted some ficus over a month ago and they haven't budged...
even my acacias are only starting to show now...
something is wrong with the weather ...
defoliate completely and wait for the rebound

 

[Snorlax99]

Where in SA are you based?

 

[fredzzzz]

Johannesburg

 

[Snorlax99]

@SeanS is your side if I'm not mistaken. Maybe he can offer some advice?

 

[Shibui]

I agree with @Snorlax99
Ficus are sub-tropicals and do not do well when pruned or repotted when it is still cold. We do most work on ficus here in late spring or summer. Our local club has an annual ficus workshop in January when we defoliate, prune and repot. Ficus will just power away after any work in the warmer growing season.
What ficus are we talking about. Some are far more resilient than others.
Fortunately most ficus are super resilient and should cope with the out of season (for ficus) repots. It will just take some time for them to get started. The only thing I can suggest is to put them in the warmest place you can manage with sunlight - inside if that's the only warm option until it gets warmer outdoors again.