Chinese Elm Bonsai tree - why are the leaves turning washed out? I just bought a chinese elm bonsai tree. I decided to variation...
I just bought a chinese elm bonsai tree. I decided to variation the soil to miracle gro. However leaves started to turn yellow and now I enjoy too many yellow leaves. Even the unknown small leaves are turning yellow. Is this result of new money or could it be something else? What can I do to save my tree?
Answers: If the tree was originally surrounded by a bonsai soil mix, the change to the miraclegro potting soil mix may be holding to much water. This could incentive the leaves to yellow quickly. I would also guess within is some transplant shock, which does cause elms to drop their leaves, but since you say the unsullied growth is also yellowing, I would say it is the soil.
While repotting a sick tree is never a good opinion, it might be necessary in this suitcase, unless you want to wait it out and see if the tree will adapt to the soil. Personally, I would repot it. Regular potting soil won't support the bonsai technique at all. If you changed the soil very just now, the shock of another repot may be worth the gain of getting the tree into the proper soil.
The plant has been TRAUMATIZED by mortal moved and then TRAUMATIZED by the soil change. Please restrain yourself from making any more changes in this little plant's existence. Chinese elm is one of the few plants that can be cultivated as an indoor or outdoor bonsai so you need to keep it where on earth it was intended. Please take a look at this site for the appropriate prudence.
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