Chinese Elm Trees dropping green leaves
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Help - Chinese Elm Bonsai Tree Dying!
Comments (9)My tree has been inside the entire winter, although I keep it outside throughout the spring and summer. I was told that it is too cold in Wisconsin to let the tree stay outside during the winter - especially since I purchased the tree from a seller in California. I am quite certain it is dormant because it hasn't been putting out any new growth and it was shedding leaves like crazy earlier last month. I checked and the limbs must be still alive because there was green under the bark. Hope this information helps, Joe...See MoreChinese Elm - normal leaf drop or tree in trouble?
Comments (10)Thanks so much for your responses. I'm so sorry to hear about your problems with anthracnose, gulley. I did google it as you suggested, and thankfully I don't see any symptoms on my tree. However, I don't know which variety of Ulmus parvifolia I have, so it's definitely something I will keep in mind for the future. So far my tree still has about 50% of its leaves. We've had wind gusts of 70 mph over the past couple of days, and theyr'e still hanging on, so I guesss that's a good sign! I didn't realize there were so many varieties of Chinese Elm, which would probably explain why different trees in my neighborhood seem to have vastly different leaf drop patterns. As with every plant, I will have to wait until it's been in my garden for a year to know what to expect. Debra, thank you so much for posting the pictures, your trees are gorgeous, and a great reminder of why I chose my tree in the first place. Happy gardening everyone. Provence...See MoreChinese Elm hasnt sprouted new leaves in over 2 months
Comments (1)Care of the Chinese elm is similar to a Japanese Elm. It sounds like what happen is that you misted the top of the soil to often and did not water completely. When working with bonsai most people mess up with watering. First many people do not have free draining but absorbent soil with proper drainage holes on the bottom of the pot. So when top watering make sure the water drains through the bottom. You need to proper watering schedule. Make sure the soil dries fully between watering. If this is the case and the root structure was dried out I would soak the roots in water for at least 24 hours to promote new grown and then re pot in a well draining soil with proper drainage holes in the bottom of the pot. Here is a link to my bonsai care guide for elms Best Bonsai - Bonsai Elm Care Guide....See MoreChinese elm dropping leaves quickly
Comments (0)I have various kinds of Chinese elms in containers that I have been growing for many years including regular Chinese elms, yatsubusa, cork bark, seiju and hokkaido. All of them leafed out nicely and then suddenly over the last few days a few of them started dropping leaves at an astonishing rate. Mostly all green leaves. Some leaves have turned a bit yellow and some show small areas of discolorations and some show a few dark spots too. No leaf deformations. This happened last year too with some of the plants. The plants sulked all season last year but all came back nicely this year. I do not see a pattern with any particular plant. It seems random. The only thing I can suspect is it is a fungal infection of some sort. Google search showed that elm anthracnose could be a culprit. But the symptoms are nowhere close. Any idea what is going on and how to correct this?...See Morerichsd
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