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Sun, Jun 24, 07 at 22:39
| I have a small cork bark elm about 5 inches tall. It had been looking fairly poor with yelloing leaves and dropping some. I decided to repot it and prune it back a bit. It seemed to react favorably. It got a nice healthy new flush of growth. I didnt give it any fertalizer for the first few weeks. Then the leaves started to just shrivel up. They didnt dry up, they just looked like something sucked all the juice out of them. I have inspected it closely and found no pests present. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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| Hi, you haven't given any hints as to where it's growing (outside? in?) or how much sun it gets daily, or how often you water, etc., all of which would really help to be able to advise you, so can you give a little more information please? |
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- Posted by thewave_21 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 25, 07 at 21:07
| Hey lucy, it is growing inside at the moment and getting partial sun about 4 hours a day. I water maybe every 3 days or when the media drys out. I just got a humidity tray inder it although it is fairly humid in MA. Thanks for responding. |
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| Your elm needs to be outside. You also shouldnt be repotting it now, better to wait until its dormant. You might have pests that you cannot see, so I would spray with neem oil or malathion when the sun is down. |
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| Hi, I moved last week and didn't see your answer, but partial sun 4 hrs a day is about 10 hrs less than it needs of full sun (though introduce it slowly now) and don't water a plant with few or no leaves except to keep it from completely drying out (which is different from watering every time the top dries out). |
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