I'm assuming you are talking about Fukien Tea...at least that is the only
"Tea" tree I've seen commonly for sale to the general public as Bonsai.
They are pretty forgiving, so long as the "Persiano Pick" methodology is
used for watering, they get good light and DO NOT get cold. I've killed
quite a few Junipers, but still have the first Fukien Tea I bought. It will
periodically lose some leaves, but I've never seen it drop them wholesale.
The leaves will start yellowing and dropping with too little or too much
water or too intense sunlight (I'm talking direct outdoor sun in the summer,
though). That shouldn't be a problem in "Northern climes" right now though
;-)

Jeff Isom
Cleveland, OH (pretty much a Northern clime, I would think!)

-----Original Message-----
From: Nina Shishkoff ]
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 3:24 PM
To:
Subject: [IBC] Tea tree


I should be grateful that I'm not just getting crispy juniper questions at
the "Bonsai Doctor" page. One thing I've noticed over the last year: I
almost get as many queries from England as the US now, almost all from
newbies.

Anyway, someone in England has an indoor tea tree with dropping leaves. I
have never even SEEN a tea tree, and all I know from you guys is to be very
careful repotting them. How do they behave when kept indoors in Northern
climes?


Nina Shishkoff


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