Dunk,
I can not be sure about your tree. But I can relate that I have had several
Sageretia trees over the years with large dead-wood areas. These were trees
that were imported as larger plants that were cut back. Despite my best
efforts they died a prolonged death with the lower branches dieing off and
the die off moving up to the top.
I could never figure out why, but my best guess is an internal fungal
disease. If you get no better suggestions, use a systemic fungicide on the
tree and repeat it at suggested intervals.
Keep your fingers crossed.
Jerry Meislik
Whitefish Montana USA
Zone 4-5
http://www.bonsaihunk.8m.com/
Hi Jerry,
Yes the branches it lost were at the bottom of the tree, it's about 8"
tall
shoudl be around 12 years old now. There are a couple of large old cuts,
5mm branches
cut off lower down.

Thanks,
Dunk

On 22 Apr 2004 08:32:03 -0700, Jerry Meislik
wrote:

Dunk,
What is the size of your Sageretia? Is it a collected specimen with dead
wood on it or signs of large old cuts?
Is it losing branches from the bottom of the tree up?
Jerry Meislik
Whitefish Montana USA
Zone 4-5
http://www.bonsaihunk.8m.com/


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