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Posted by uruchan 5 (My Page) on Tue, Nov 29, 05 at 13:34
| Hello, hopefully this wont' turn out to be a redundant post. One of the bonsai I recently purchased is a dwarf fuchsia. It's almost completely bare save a couple of crispy leaves. I'm assuming it's gone dormant. It has what looks like tiny budded leaves that had gone crispy by the time I got it. My other dormant bonsai sprung to life once I got them home, but this one remains bare. The shop suggested i give it lots of humidity, so i bagged it, but that didn't help--plus i found a snail, which freaked me out. I have been brushing the bark with a toothbrush to remove old bark and look for pests. I saw a couple of little white almost fuzzy spots, but nothing glaring. The small branches are still bendy enough that it might be alive. So, do you think it's dead, sick, or just stuck in dormancy for the next umpteen jillion months? |
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RE: Fuchsia bonsai dormant when bought...i think..
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Hi Uruchan,
The white fuzzy spots may be a bit of mould/fungus due to you bagging it = no fresh air around it. Give it a very light trim all over. Place in a position which has good daylight - not too much direct sunlight. Keep only just moist, don't over water. To increase humidity, fill a drip-tray or similar container with small grit HALF fill with water and place the pot on top of the grit. Make sure the pot is never standing in the water. Kath :) |
RE: Fuchsia bonsai dormant when bought...i think..
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| I cut it back, but it's scaring me because i don't see much in the way of green inside the branches. I'm afraid it's been dead all along... |
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