Chinese Elm Bonsai Leaves Turning Yellow
Treat with systemic fungicide.
Chinese elm bonsai leaves turning yellow. This dormant period should start happening when temperatures are around 15 degrees celsuis. Though they have resistance to dutch elm disease chinese elms may still become stricken by it. The yellowing of the leaves in this situation is generalized and may be accompanied by wilting drying and crumpling of the leaves. If you forget to water your bonsai until the soil dries out completely the tree s roots dry out and die.
The chinese elm bonsai is subtropical meaning that during the coldest periods in the year it should drop the leaves and enter a dormant period. After the growth slowed down i decided to repot the tree because the original soil was too slow to dry out and also because the roots were starting to fill the pot. The oft repeated myth of damage to chinese elms is just that a myth. Within days you will see the leaves of your tree wither and fall off or in case you have an evergreen its foliage will slowly turn yellow.
There was an ingredient well over 20 years ago in a systemic fungicide which had caused a problem but that ingredient is no longer used any more. If the roots have dried up completely you can t save the tree. Chinese elms are susceptible to blackspot fungus. Chinese elms with leaves turning yellow are likely infected with one of two devastating diseases.
The tree was doing fine sprouting many new twigs in the last month or two. The fungus responsible for the disease is spread by beetles tunneling beneath the tree s bark and. Dutch elm disease results in yellowing foliage caused by a fungal infection. Water is one of the basic needs of growing plants.
Chinese elm tree leaves turning yellow. When your chinese elm displays yellow leaves you need to act quickly because this is a sign of two potentially severe disease problems. 1 find out what makes bonsai tree leaves turn yellow. This disease is spread to trees by native elm bark beetles hylurgopinus rufipes.
Also referred to as. Not all bonsai exhibit these symptoms but it is not uncommon especially in chinese elms during early spring. I have a chinese elm bonsai. Please do not be concerned if within 2 3 weeks of delivery your bonsai shows signs of yellowing or falling leaves normally the older leaves and not the new growing tips.