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| Hello Everyone,
I just found this sight and in perusing the articles i see i have much to learn. My Serissa seems to be doing just what everyone elses is doing ie: dropping leaves on one side and a general malaise. My question is that with all the other issues, is the elevation i live at (7200 feet) harmful to this tree? It is also very dry here. I use a gravel bed humidity tray but should i cover it with a plastic bag as well? Even in the summer it normally gets down to 40-45 degrees at night with afternoon temps in the 85-95 degrees. So i have been keeping it inside in front of a southwest exposed window. So even though i am beginning to suspect this was the wrong tree for me what would my best course of action be? Thank you in advance for any help you can offer. Chris Salida, Colorado |
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| Serissa can take cold down to at least 50 (experiments were done on it years ago where it was allowed to go a LOT colder for ~ 3 wks and it survived, so that's not the issue. The humidity is much more likely to be the problem where you are, so try a plastic bag (untied at the bottom - you don't want mold or bugs) plus turn the pot once a week so one side isn't getting all the sun all the time. Watering it all the time, especially if it's not in a bonsai mix (and does have fewer leaves) is not the answer however. |
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- Posted by mtndreamers (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 07 at 17:56
| So i have a new development. The main trunk of my tree has a deep split in it running from just above the first branch all the way to the top. I am guessing when i transplanted this tree i must have somehow injured its roots and the whole top dried out. The first branch which is about 5 inches from the soil is absolutely thriving now though. So now what do i do? I don't want to cut the upper main trunk because it is thicker than my thumb and i think it would look stupid. |
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