The first signs of demise
Bonsai either given as a gift, individually purchased or one cultivated by other means, grafting, a cutting or from seed is usually lavished with care and attention to ensure its health and vitality. As the seasons progress new buds flowers and or fruit appear, enhancing the tree’s ruggedness and or beauty, a wonderful miniature specimen of its full size counterpart. But things begin to change, autumn is still a long way off, the tree’s leaves start to turn yellow and this is the first sign that something is not as it should be and questions start running through ones mind.
- Was it watered enough or too much
- Was it given the correct type and quantity of feed
- Should it have had full sun or partial shade
- Has it been attacked by pests or disease
- Did it need re-potting
- Was it pruned at the wrong time…
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