I've got some honeylocust seedlings that germinated a couple months ago.
I'm not sure they'll make good bonsai, but I figured they'd give me
something to watch grow during winter. I collected some pine, spruce, elm,
oak, and honeylocust seeds from a local park last fall. Of those,
honeylocusts were the only ones that didn't need a cold stratification
period.

They're about 8-12 inches tall. They were a nice green color until just a
few days ago. The leaves are now yellow white with dark green dots. There
also appears to be cobwebs around the leaves. Nothing drastic has changed
in their environment or in how often I've been watering them...whenever the
soil is dry. They've occupied a place under some grow lights next to a
catnip that is flourishing, as well as a few cacti.

Any ideas what I could have done wrong or how to resuscitate them? It's not
a great loss, but I hate to see any tree die, and I'd at least like to learn
something from this mistake. I was hoping to give them a head start before
transferring them outside in the spring.


Eric