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[IBC] My Chestnut is Poorly
On 23 Oct 2004 at 18:15, oldguy wrote:
Now it just sits on its window sill looking very sad. I can see no little green buds anywhere and bark on all its branches and trunk seems to be shrivelling. What can I do? I suspect, nothing. I don't know of an "indoor" tree called "chestnut." If you are writing of Castanea species, they are NOT indoor trees. I suspect you have come to the end of the long period of decline that an outdoor tree suffers when kept indoors. If you can scratch the bark somewhere on the trunk and still come up with some healthy-looking green cambium, there MAY be hope. But not if you keep it inside. Get it outside and let it feel fresh air and sunlight that isn't filtered through a pane of glass. If it is leafless, water ONLY when the soil feels dry. Good luck. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Bonsaiests are like genealogists: We know our roots! ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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On 23 Oct 2004 at 18:15, oldguy wrote:
Now it just sits on its window sill looking very sad. I can see no little green buds anywhere and bark on all its branches and trunk seems to be shrivelling. What can I do? I suspect, nothing. I don't know of an "indoor" tree called "chestnut." If you are writing of Castanea species, they are NOT indoor trees. I suspect you have come to the end of the long period of decline that an outdoor tree suffers when kept indoors. If you can scratch the bark somewhere on the trunk and still come up with some healthy-looking green cambium, there MAY be hope. But not if you keep it inside. Get it outside and let it feel fresh air and sunlight that isn't filtered through a pane of glass. If it is leafless, water ONLY when the soil feels dry. Good luck. Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Bonsaiests are like genealogists: We know our roots! ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Boon Manakitivipart++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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Hello Jim
It's called a 'chestnut' because it started out life as an edible chestnut - purchased at a supermarket - that my daughter put in a flowerpot full of soil and placed on a window sill shortly after Christmas, from which it sprouted ten years ago. It's described as 'indoor' because I it has lived all its life inside my house. I shall take your advice to put it outdoors and see what happens. My disappointment - nay dismay - is that until this year it has seemed very happy on its window sill: its leaves appeared a healthy green and its bark smooth, shiny and dark. Your suggestion that it would be much happier outdoors is probably right. Thanks for your help. Regards Oldguy Quote:
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