bonzai tree

ive had this bonzai tree for about 3 years was doing well but all the leaves have dropped off some new ones where growing but are starting to die off is there any way of saving my tree :confused:

 

Hi, gandygardener, and welcome to GC!

I have several bonsai, including an ivy I started from a seedling at least 12 years ago.

At this time of year you should be getting new leaves if the particular tree is deciduous. However, if you are losing old and new leaves, and they are soft and not dried, I suspect you may be overwatering it. I would only water when the soil dries out.

A question? Is your bonsai indoors? That is the biggest killer of bonsai. Trees are an outdoors species and need fresh air. If it is indoors, I would move it outside in a sheltered location.

When I lived in Bucks they lived outdoors all the time, but I was probably milder than you and I had a walled garden.

 

yes its been stuck in the kitchen window since ive had it, but i only water when the soil is dryed out.i have put it outside now so hopefully it will come back to life thanks for the reply.

 

Hi again, gg!

Good move putting it outside ... just keep an eye on it until it picks up.

If you are only watering when the soil is dried out, perhaps you should increase it slightly as it gets accustomed to it's new home.

Also keep it in a dish / saucer or the like so unwanted creepy crawlies don't invade it! :eek:

 

keeping an eye on it nothing yet though any other ideas that might help bring it back

 

Hi GG.

Are you giving it tap water? If so, has it been more chlorinated lately? If so, then you should use bottled water.

Perhaps giving it a little fertilizer may help.

Do you know what kind it is?

Can you post a picture?

 

this pic was when it was doing well

 

now its like this it looks pretty dead to me what do you think i have been watering out of the tap but its rained a couple of times this week so havent touched it.

 

dont no what type it is do you ??

 

Oh, dear me! :eek: It looks sadly like my twin Acers, for which I hold not hope.

Yours looks like one of mine ... your first picture that is ... a Ginseng Ficus (Ficus Retusa), also known as the Banyan Fig or Taiwan Ficus.

I'll have to photograph mine and post later as at the moment I have a Portuguese visitor from England who surprised me this afternoon.

I'll come back to you on this. Maybe someone else may help ... there are only two or three of us here that I know of into Bonsai.

 

Hi, gg, I'm back. Here is a picture of mine ...



... and it does look the same as yours, so I would say it is a Ginseng Ficus (Ficus Retusa), also known as the Banyan Fig or Taiwan Ficus.

By the way, mine doesn't live outdoors in the sunshine but does live outdoors in the shade ... this was for photographing purposes.

I'm at a loss however on how to save yours ... sorry!

 

never mind thats the second and the last one i have brought from homebase with the same thing happening ill try somewhere else next time i think, i will put the bonzai outside next time though. thanks again