Hi Everyone

Im new to Bonsai, only 3 years in the hobby, and my 6yr Chinese
Elm
has lost all but 4 leaves, and those leaves have yellowed,
except one,
which is green. It is winter here, in Australia, and only
certain
trees (not many) loose their leaves... The reason I ask, is
that I
have a 6mo's old Chinese Elm seedling,(Two trunked), which has
kept
some of its leaves, but theyve stayed green and shiny. What do
I do
with my older one, so it doesn't die? Ive not kept it throughb
a
winter before. It is outdoors. Do I bring them indoors and keep
them
under lighting during the winter? What do I do so its leaves
come
back?


If you're from the colder part of Australia, your tree is
probably just losing its leaves for the winter. Yellow is a
good, natural color for elm leaves to turn before they fall.
Black or brown would be more worrisome.

As Billy said, though, ease off on the watering during winter
because trees without leaves don't use anywhere near as much
water. You should even cut back on watering for the tree that
still has leaves. With or without leaves, most trees snooze
during the winter.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman

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