Hi,

Can anyone help me? I bought a miniture bonsai tree 11 days ago and
it's started to die.

I keep it away from direct sunlight in a room that isn't constantly
heated but not a cold room (my bedroom - hence the heating only coming
on twice a day, and my tree is no where near the radiator). I have
soaked my plant once for half an hour as directed in sterile water and
I have sprayed the leaves. But all the leaves are now dropping off. It
is due for another soak tomorrow.

What am I doing wrong? I don't want it to die because I quite like it!

Please help me!

Kristy.

kristyparkes [at] hotmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone help me? I bought a miniture bonsai tree 11 days ago and
> it's started to die.
>
> I keep it away from direct sunlight in a room that isn't constantly
> heated but not a cold room (my bedroom - hence the heating only coming
> on twice a day, and my tree is no where near the radiator). I have
> soaked my plant once for half an hour as directed in sterile water and
> I have sprayed the leaves. But all the leaves are now dropping off. It
> is due for another soak tomorrow.
>
> What am I doing wrong? I don't want it to die because I quite like it!
>
> Please help me!
>
> Kristy.
>


Kristy,

How we respond is going to depend in large part to
what kind of tree you have -- juniper,
broad-leaf deciduous, evergreen, etc.

To begin with, though, you may not have been
giving enough light. Direct sunlight is exactly
WHERE your tree should be living. Light is, next
to water, the most important thing your tree
needs, and normal indoor light is much too low.
OUR eyes adjust; trees have no such mechanism.

Water when the soil feels dry. "Sterile" water is
NOT necessary. Spraying leaves helps for about 5
minutes only and if done too often results in
too-wet soil.

Those all are general pieces of advice, but tell
us what kind of bonsai you have and we may be able
to be more specific.

Jim Lewis - lewisjk [at] alltel.net - Columbus, NC -
When we see land as a community to which we
belong, we may begin to use it with love and
respect - Aldo Leopold - A Sand County Almanac

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Most important is what kind of tree is it? Is it an evergreen or is it
diciduous?
Some will lose their leaves when conditions change but, with time, new
leaves will appear. Be careful and don't overwater it. Be patient!

<kristyparkes [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Can anyone help me? I bought a miniture bonsai tree 11 days ago and
> it's started to die.
>
> I keep it away from direct sunlight in a room that isn't constantly
> heated but not a cold room (my bedroom - hence the heating only coming
> on twice a day, and my tree is no where near the radiator). I have
> soaked my plant once for half an hour as directed in sterile water and
> I have sprayed the leaves. But all the leaves are now dropping off. It
> is due for another soak tomorrow.
>
> What am I doing wrong? I don't want it to die because I quite like it!
>
> Please help me!
>
> Kristy.
>

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kristyparkes [at] hotmail.com Wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone help me? I bought a miniture bonsai tree 11 days ago and
> it's started to die.
>
> I keep it away from direct sunlight in a room that isn't constantly
> heated but not a cold room (my bedroom - hence the heating only coming
> on twice a day, and my tree is no where near the radiator). I have
> soaked my plant once for half an hour as directed in sterile water and
> I have sprayed the leaves. But all the leaves are now dropping off. It
> is due for another soak tomorrow.
>
> What am I doing wrong? I don't want it to die because I quite like it!
>
> Please help me!
>
>
> Kristy.

First question - where do you live (what country - I am in Australia,
and it is our summer) and second, any idea what type of tree it is?


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