Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Based on the above comments, I'll adjust the watering to daily. Thank you to everyone who chimed in. Is there a way to tell if I've killed the plant? Are there additional things I should be doing to help it make it through?
It would be better to adjust your wattering to when the plant needs it. I know mine need daily watering in the summer but in the winter I know they dont and I water every other day. I know this because I have had the trees for several years and I check them daily to see what they need. I know sometimes in the winter I dont need to check they every day.
Watch the plant, check it every day. Water it when the soil becomes almost dry for BRT. Dont let it ever dry out completely, they dont seem to like that. However you dont want them swimming in water all the time either. Stick a wooden chopstick in the soil and pull it out every day to see how wet it is. When its almost dry, water.
After a couple of years, you will learn when the tree needs to be watered and when it doesnt.