SeanS
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Over the last few months my procumbens that I bought in December last year has been getting progressively lighter in colour and a lot of the foliage is drying out. It was a bright, vibrant healthy green when I got it. I repotted it a soon as I got it as the nursery soil was really bad and the plastic nursery bag it was in was riddled with woodlouse. I did a gentle HBR but the repot was in the middle of our summer.
Pics below. There are some backbubs along the trunk and in the crotches of some branches, but a few of the new buds have started to dry out while others still look ok. I've checked for spider mites using the white paper technique and didn't find anything.
Soil is a local bonsai mix: gravel with pine park and some other organics. It's well draining and other plants in the same mix are thriving. I believe watering is ok. At the moment it's only getting afternoon sun due to the position of my townhouse and it being winter here in South Africa.
Crispy foliage:
Backbuds:
The whole tree:
Pics below. There are some backbubs along the trunk and in the crotches of some branches, but a few of the new buds have started to dry out while others still look ok. I've checked for spider mites using the white paper technique and didn't find anything.
Soil is a local bonsai mix: gravel with pine park and some other organics. It's well draining and other plants in the same mix are thriving. I believe watering is ok. At the moment it's only getting afternoon sun due to the position of my townhouse and it being winter here in South Africa.
Crispy foliage:
Backbuds:
The whole tree: