Help with my Chinese Elm

[Liamneeson007]

It has a chance but it is difficult to say how much of a chance. You said it still shows green when you scratch the trunk and branches which is a good sign.

The key right now is changing the conditions to a more suitable one (partial shade), patience, monitoring and careful watering when it needs it. Since it has lost a lot of its leaves, it won't use as much water as when it was full of leaves.

One good way to monitor when it needs water is to stick a wooden chopstick or dowel into the soil and leave it in the soil. Every day, take the chopstick/ dowel out and see how wet it is. Water the tree when the stick is almost dry.

Let's hope It'll recover, if it makes a recovery in a few months or whatever, I'll re-post it healthy again with it's leaves are out again.

 

[Wulfskaar]

Thank you so much, you literally answered my question. I've gone on Reddit before and people kept telling me that they can be in full sun but I don't think they know the real heat now in these days.

Yeah, I have that problem too in southern CA. People told me "full sun" but I just feel it's too much for many plants here. I think part of it is that we get A LOT more sunny days than most of the rest of the country.

My chinese elm is doing MUCH better now that it's in partial shade.

 

[WNC Bonsai]

It technically should be able to take zone 10 but that is growing in the ground. In a pot the roots are going to cook and the leaves and buds will toast as you have seen. I keep mine in full sun until about 1 pm then afternoon shade and I am in zone 7. On hot days it gets wateted twice and misted 2-3 times. That is with a well draining bonsai soil with about 20% pine bark. If you act fast you may get it to recover.