Punacia granatum

[Sharkey]

Greetings,

I just joined this forum.

I just started Bonsai and this in my first plant. I could use a little advise here. Am I watering to much? Why the brown spots? How do recover from this? I live in El Dorado Hills Ca, where the summers pretty hot and arid. The last few days have been in the high 90's low 100's. I really want to save this plant so any advise would be appreciated. Thanks

Dave

 

[Carol 83]

Welcome to the forum! A bit more information would help. What kind of soil is it in, looks like potting soil? How deep is that pot and does it have drainage? These kind of details will help you get the best advice. Also adding your location to your profile will prevent you from having to explain where you are. I think you may be overwatering but just a guess right now. I have several pom's that bloom pretty much all year.

 

[nuttiest]

Welcome Sharkey!
Looks like an oomecyte fungus they show up as soon as high heat starts. Thiophan-methyl is good if you don't want to spend the money on eritridiazole, which has skyrocketed in price. If you have money then use both. Higher phosphate helps too after high temps abate.

 

[Sharkey]

Thanks Carol 83 and nuttiest for your replies.

I'm not sure about the soil since I bought this plant from a nursery in their bonsai section. I thought I would repot it in the fall and could then use bonsai soil. I think the pot drains pretty well, it's about 4" deep. I'm having difficulty determining the water. It seems like the plant is very responsive. I guess this is just a learning experience. Hope I don't kill it, I seem to pretty good at that with other plants.

Nuttiest, is the Thiophan-methyl and eritridiazole available on line or should I check a nursery?

 

[nuttiest]

Hi Sharkey,
First I would like to apologize for answering your post flatly. There are many things that can cause this look on a leaf and I was just influenced by dealing with phytophtora earlier this week on a tree. Common in Florida and California at least . There are more definitive signs of this, especially when some bark is damaged and it is orange under the cambium layer there. Still treatable.

I thought the leaves look like they are getting liquefied rather than crispy brown or yellow spots or nutrient deficiency patterns. I have also seen this pattern on my trees by feeding overhead with a new organic fertilizer, using too much kelp, or even letting something sit in a pan of water to rehydrate and forgetting to remove the pan. And leaving my water in a can and it is too hot. So you might not even need fungicide. Some on this forum actually use hydrogen peroxide to solve this.

Carol is right - we need more details. Do you have a dish under your container , what does the crown look like, and photos of recently fallen leaves if any.
Hopefully someone else will have input.

Sorry for jumping to conclusions but I fear the 'summer cruds' like nothing else!

 

[Sharkey]

Hello nuttiest,

Sorry for such a late reply back. Thanks for your comments. I think you have reaffirmed my thoughts about over watering. I just don’t know when and how much to water. I’m going by trial and error. I think I’m figuring it out. It’s hot and arid where I am (California). It’s been in the high 90’s low 100’s for the past few weeks. I mist it a couple of times a day and water it thoroughly every 2nd or 3rd day.