Polareagle85
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Hello PolarEagle here, this is only my second or third post and you guys always help when I need it..
My issue is 3 weeks ago I just purchased the BC from a bonsai nursery, which he said the tree was planted and grown in Michigan soil in his yard. The tree I'd say is 5 or so years old maybe a little older. It has very nice taper at about 15inches tall the base is about 4 or so inches wide tapered to a point. Which is exactly what I was looking for. And as you prolly know from a bonsai nursery is was a pretty penny not crazy but money I don't wanna just lose.
When I seen the tree he said he just remover the top of the nursery container to expose some nabari and FYI the tree is trimmed but never wired..I noticed the foliage was very tiny just breaking out I assume. I'm still learning the species.
When I got home I set it in the shader area for about a week and then I decided to trim off unwanted branches there were so many coming out in the middle of the trunk it was starting to bulge and I didn't want that. We'll I cut it back to a long leader going up and a few side branches which all are newer branches most a year old the leader I chose may be 2 Years old in my novice opinion.
My issue is after I did that I noticed the branches were brittle which may be normal idk but all the foliage I left on the tree which was small I prolly should of just left it alone but I did not want a huge knot in the trunk. All the foliage that was nice soft and green has dried up and fell off. I water it 1 time a day sometimes 2 times. It's still in a more organic soil he had it in so I didn't think it needed to be watered more. Am I wrong? I was freaked out cuz this is a tree I've been dreaming of having and finally found one I liked and boom it dries up 3 or 4 weeks after it's home i though well maybe it need to grow back on the ground so i dug a hole about 3/4 the pot and cut the bottom off and set it in the ground in the pot to see if that would help..
lol so please is there any hope for this to recover and if so what can I do to bring her back to health..this is going to be such a sweet tree and I feel I ruined it.
I'll attach photos tomorrow. I'm at work now but if anyone has any ideas please send them my way I'm really bummed cuz I feel I wasted hard earned money and killed it all my fault..
My issue is 3 weeks ago I just purchased the BC from a bonsai nursery, which he said the tree was planted and grown in Michigan soil in his yard. The tree I'd say is 5 or so years old maybe a little older. It has very nice taper at about 15inches tall the base is about 4 or so inches wide tapered to a point. Which is exactly what I was looking for. And as you prolly know from a bonsai nursery is was a pretty penny not crazy but money I don't wanna just lose.
When I seen the tree he said he just remover the top of the nursery container to expose some nabari and FYI the tree is trimmed but never wired..I noticed the foliage was very tiny just breaking out I assume. I'm still learning the species.
When I got home I set it in the shader area for about a week and then I decided to trim off unwanted branches there were so many coming out in the middle of the trunk it was starting to bulge and I didn't want that. We'll I cut it back to a long leader going up and a few side branches which all are newer branches most a year old the leader I chose may be 2 Years old in my novice opinion.
My issue is after I did that I noticed the branches were brittle which may be normal idk but all the foliage I left on the tree which was small I prolly should of just left it alone but I did not want a huge knot in the trunk. All the foliage that was nice soft and green has dried up and fell off. I water it 1 time a day sometimes 2 times. It's still in a more organic soil he had it in so I didn't think it needed to be watered more. Am I wrong? I was freaked out cuz this is a tree I've been dreaming of having and finally found one I liked and boom it dries up 3 or 4 weeks after it's home i though well maybe it need to grow back on the ground so i dug a hole about 3/4 the pot and cut the bottom off and set it in the ground in the pot to see if that would help..
lol so please is there any hope for this to recover and if so what can I do to bring her back to health..this is going to be such a sweet tree and I feel I ruined it.
I'll attach photos tomorrow. I'm at work now but if anyone has any ideas please send them my way I'm really bummed cuz I feel I wasted hard earned money and killed it all my fault..
