Thank you all in advance for any assistance and recommendations you can provide. I have a new BRT that does not seem happy. I purchased it because I liked the flat canopy; Since I'm a novice bonsai owner, I did not know f it was healthy when I purchased it on Saturday. I repotted it when I got home (as instructed by the nursery owner). Perhaps noteworthy, Its trunk and roots also stuck out from the original plastic container, which was half broken; the soil was also regular soil that was VERY wet (not sure if that's a problem). My friend (who was with me) said the nursery owner watered it before we left. After the 90 min car ride home, it appeared quite droopy. By evening it seemed to perk up a tiny bit. We trimmed some of the overgrown foliage (also not sure that was the best thing to do) and wrapped aluminum wire around its trunk because it was unstable in the pot. The nursery said the pot I picked out was a good size for it. However, I realized today that the wire nicked a small part of the trunk. Ugh, I am so sorry if I caused it damage. I'm unsure what to do. Is it in shock, should remove leaves or branches, re-pot it, or leave it alone, or something else? It has morning sun (I'm east facing). I live in Brooklyn, NY. First five pictures are from yesterday. The rest are from today.
BRT disaster? Advice is appreciated!
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Shohin
Sometimes if I look at my BRT wrong, it gets droopy.
I don't think you did anything that would cause it immense distress, though I usually wire the roots down into the pot and not by wrapping wire around the trunk. Once the trunk starts to thicken, those wire will bite in and girdle the trunk causing a less-than-beautiful result.
Leave it alone, make sure it doesn't dry out and the tree should bounce right back.
BTW where are you located? Is it hot where you're located and what did you do when you repot it?
I don't think you did anything that would cause it immense distress, though I usually wire the roots down into the pot and not by wrapping wire around the trunk. Once the trunk starts to thicken, those wire will bite in and girdle the trunk causing a less-than-beautiful result.
Leave it alone, make sure it doesn't dry out and the tree should bounce right back.
BTW where are you located? Is it hot where you're located and what did you do when you repot it?
Lol. Located in Brooklyn, NY. I loosened the roots, which were very tightly wound, trimmed about 1/4 of the bottom of them, repotted in bonsai soil, and watered.
mwkohler
Sapling
Give it a couple weeks and see. As fast as a BRT drops leaves when unhappy, they return quick too.
Clicio
Masterpiece
Leave.
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Alone.
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But water it every day.
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Alone.
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But water it every day.
