Bonsai Brown Leaves

I noticed last week that there were lots of miniscule bugs in the soil of my ficus bonsai but not on the tree itself.

Bonsai brown leaves. Japanese maples might be small but they dry out pretty easily without a steady dose of hydration. Because the nutrients don t reach their destination the leaves gradually start turning brown. Prune away fungal infections if the browning occurs on only. A dry and brittle bonsai tree is likely not getting watered often enough.

Especially vulnerable when kept outside bonsai can develop infections such as root rot and brown leaf spot which can turn leaves brown. In this case your tree probably just isn t getting enough water. I discovered i had scale and manually removed what i could see and treated with neem oil. Since doing this there has been increased growth but leaves are still dropping regularly and almost all leaves are developing brown spots as pictured.

A bonsai tree that has leaves or stems that turn brown may suffer from different issues. Pests such as spider mites and aphids feed on the nutrients in your bonsai s steam and leaves. Fill the sink with tepid water so that it reaches about 1 inch above the container s surface. Perform this quick check to see if your tree is not getting enough water.

Your bonsai leaves will therefore turn brown before you notice that the entire tree is infested with pests. It was doing wonderfully as an indoor plant but about a month ago it started dropping leaves pretty heavily. Bonsai soil is balanced so that it drains quickly and does not hold as much water as normal gardening soil. Center the bonsai in the container and fill it the rest of the way with soil.

Japanese maple trees are often understory trees in their native habitats. Take your bonsai and place it in a sink or bucket if it is fairly large. Regardless of the reason why your bonsai tree has brown leaves it needs immediate attention. Allow your bonsai to sit in the water until the bubbles cease to rise.

Over exposure to sun can result in brown leaves a phenomenon also known as leaf scorch a hot summer can leave even established specimens that are too exposed to sun with brown leaves especially if other debilitating factors are present.