Pink Serissa lighting advice

[Orion_metalhead]

Today you posted "Well, I got a bit desperate and repotted without pruning the roots
and found out a nice chunk of roots got torn off and it doesn't seem
to have many aerial roots or trunk roots. should have taken a pic."

So this wasnt done today? Its not clear from your posts when you are doing what so if you didnt repot today but did it another day sorry for the misinterpretation but you should try to be a bit more accurate in describing your situation. If you repotted at some other point, its never stated in the thread and was against the guidance of everyone here, most of whom are way more experienced than me. Heed the advice of members like Leo and Zach.. they know what they are talking about.

Just trying to help but I stand by my guidance that you need to stop babying the tree and let it recover, if it will recover.

 

[JoeH]

Well, I got a bit desperate and repotted without pruning the roots
and found out a nice chunk of roots got torn off and it doesn't seem
to have many aerial roots or trunk roots. should have taken a pic.

Anyway, I also researched that certain plants need higher PH
and am wondering does this plant need to be MORE acidic than alkaline?
I tested the PH and it was SUPER HIGH alkaline. maybe 8+ as it seemed to be
on the very end of the spectrum.

White objects are Perlite btw.

STILL haven't got a definitive answer to the lighting.
Hopefully, can get someone that has the experience of
caring for this tree along with the PH level.

Always grateful of any inputs.

the massive white object around the trunk is Perlite? Like sheet perlite? And yeah you are monkeying way too much with this tree. Let it be and see if it recovers. Plants ain't magic. It will take weeks to months to show recovery.

 

[amcoffeegirl]

When you say it’s getting 4 hours of sun outside would that be morning light or afternoon sun? The intensity of midday or afternoon sun might be too hot.
The ficus I have do ok indoors but when I place them outside they double the growth rate. I would vote for outside morning light or indoors under a color temp light of 6500k.
A daylight bulb. I use some led and some t5ho lights.

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