Ben Wilson
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Hi all,
I recently acquired a Japanese white pine (五葉松) as my first Bonsai tree. I got the tree about three weeks ago.
I live in Northern Japan in the Tohoku region, where it is quite cool - and it is fall here at the moment and trees everywhere are beginning to shed leaves and show their autumn colours.
The problem: I think I may have overwatered my new tree. I was watering it every day up until this point, but a quick search online has told me that I should have only been watering when the topsoil appeared dry. As such, some of the needles on the pine have turned brown, with others yellowing. I have posted a photo below so you can see the condition of the tree. I have had the tree placed outside every day since I got it. It also came with wires wrapped around the trunk and some of the branches - when should I remove these wires??
What can I do to rectify this problem? Should I just cease watering until the soil dries out properly?
I recently acquired a Japanese white pine (五葉松) as my first Bonsai tree. I got the tree about three weeks ago.
I live in Northern Japan in the Tohoku region, where it is quite cool - and it is fall here at the moment and trees everywhere are beginning to shed leaves and show their autumn colours.
The problem: I think I may have overwatered my new tree. I was watering it every day up until this point, but a quick search online has told me that I should have only been watering when the topsoil appeared dry. As such, some of the needles on the pine have turned brown, with others yellowing. I have posted a photo below so you can see the condition of the tree. I have had the tree placed outside every day since I got it. It also came with wires wrapped around the trunk and some of the branches - when should I remove these wires??
What can I do to rectify this problem? Should I just cease watering until the soil dries out properly?