My bonsai is turning a brownish color and a little dry. Is there anything I can do to save my tree?

Answer 1

Usually by the time most folks think their bonsai is "a little brown" it would usually take a resurrection if it were to live again. A bonsai has very little soil so there is not a lot of room for error in watering.

To have good bonsai it is best to keep them outside, and water frequently, and for most they need good sun. They should only be taken inside for no more than a day, like for a party or such.

Depending on the specifics, My experience is that 4 days without water is usually a dead plant, and warm days and light soil every day watering might be needed.

I have constructed Plexiglass hot boxes where the water recycled and the air inside was very hot and humid, and the plants grew very well and hardly ever need water added. This situation would nearly sprout an old pencil and certainly bring back a bonsai that still had a few live cells in it, but is not an easy thing to do.

Answer 2

My Juniper Bonsai had the same problem and it turned out that it had a mite infestation. Mites look like pepper specks on the foliage. The mites literally suck the life right out of your plant. One of the first indications that the problems were mites was from misting the bonsai. When I would mist the plant, the water would stick to the mites webbing and you could see it then. We have to spray our bonsai with an insecticide that is safe for indoor use. I'm sorry but I don't know what it is called right now, but I know that it can be purchased at Lowe's, Home Depot, or Walmart. It has been a long battle to revive my bonsai but it is still alive after many months. I won't give up. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Have you watered it? Some water not too much.
What kind of tree is it? If it's a maple it will behave like the regular maples outside and drop it's leaves in fall and be bare through the winter.
Is it in full sun? If so maybe it shouldn't be.

Answer 4

I have saved mine once or twice.

I keep it on my front porch, outside. I always set it in the rain to be watered, since they are not really house plants. It is probably about ten years old now.

Water it and keep it in a sunny place. You might be able to save it.

Answer 5

soak it for a couple of hours in a bucket of water with liquid seaweed added to it.
Seaweed emulsion helps plants develop fine feeder roots which take up water faster.
It helps plants become drought tolerant, and activates micro organisms in the soil that will aid in releasing nutrients

Answer 6

http://www.dallasbonsai.com/store/fertilizers.html

Answer 7

this might help you