I suggest that as your method of growing the tree will be at odds with most horticultural practice e.g. keeping the plant small rather than promoting optimal growth ... you should contact the supplier of your seed for guidance.
I have seen these kits to grow bonsai trees sold at garden centres and other plant sellers, they say you can make lots of trees bonsai, so even if it’s not the ‘correct’ way to grow a tree it can be done and may not be a scam.
I’m not an expert by any means but the yellowing could be low light or just that leaf dying, I wouldn’t rush into taking it off I’d wait it out.
Does the flea spray say don’t spray on plants? It might not need to be sprayed directly on the plant, if it was in the air it might have affected them?
You could try putting it outside and giving it a good spraying of water to get rid of any residue that maybe still on the leaves (obviously being careful not to damage the stem).
Yes, thank you, I read that page before even starting with my empresses, and already had advice on growing. "optimal growing" for this particular tree makes approcimately 15m in it's first year and up to 10m a year after than. And as It's going to be a house plant, pretty sure that's too big, so keeping it in a smaller pot to restrict growth is optimal for my bonsai needs.
I was curious if leaves turning yellow when it was this young is normal, or if it might have been due to the spray I put on the carpets/furniture.
But yes, I guess I shall have to ask the supplier for guidance instead.
I’m not an expert by any means but the yellowing could be low light or just that leaf dying, I wouldn’t rush into taking it off I’d wait it out.
Does the flea spray say don’t spray on plants? It might not need to be sprayed directly on the plant, if it was in the air it might have affected them?
You could try putting it outside and giving it a good spraying of water to get rid of any residue that maybe still on the leaves (obviously being careful not to damage the stem).
It does say not to use on plants, yes, that's why I thought maybe that. I'm cautios about chucking too much water at it cause I ended up drowning one of my first attempts at bonsai XD
Plus I don't really have an outside I can use. Would have to go out onto the street to water it down like that. Can give it a shot it the bath or something instead.
Not sure low light is a problem though, it spends most of it's time on the window ledge, unless it's too hot for it.
You could try it in the bath as washing plants in the street might be a little strange.
I would try to only 'wash ' the leaves and stem, no need to wet the compost.
I have a massive jade/money tree that I've had for years, every now and then I take it out side, hold it on its side and spray like made with a plant mister thing. This gets any dust off the leaves and makes them shine again.
Just and idea though I'm not an expert in anything!
Pawlonia tormentosa is deciduous so might just be getting ready for autumn.
@Sunflower26 … that is of course entirely up to you. However I use a high grade security on my laptop including Norton Safesearch and do not post any links that have not been through my own software. I have been employed to do internet research in previous employments and am pretty savvy about the sites I visit.
I do not copy and post extracts of information from sites without linking to and crediting the site because to do so would infringe copywrite laws.
I have been posting in this way on this and other forums for over 15 years and no one has ever said they have had problems from any link I’ve posted.
I always post the web address so you can see what your clicking on. I don’t just do a ‘live word’ link.
I do not copy and post extracts of information from sites without linking to and crediting the site because to do so would infringe copywrite laws.
I would not however click on a link posted by a spammer … they’re the ones you should beware of.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm sorry if you think that I am personally attacking you or saying that you post unsafe links, I didn't mean that at all.
I was was just trying to say that sometimes links aren't helpful, your amazing gardening knowledge and wonderful sense of humour is what I want in a reply.
I wasn't suggesting that you should take credit for other peoples work, if people wanted that info they would have just googled it.
They came here for the wealth of infomation that people like you have. I do appreciate that you may have read it somewhere and that's why you know.
I apologise if I've offended you that was never my intention.
Yes - but providing a link where information is already there saves us repeating ourselves endlessly, week in week out. It also means we can add links to very useful stockists of certain plants. I lose count of the number of times I have to say the same things about watering Hydrangeas, Acers or Rhododendrons, tomatoes or Clematis, or how to look after a newly sown lawn, or how to take cuttings, or umpteen other responses. If we didn't post useful links now and again, we'd never do anything else but repeat stuff ad nauseum and drive ourslevges nuts.
PS - the leaves covered in insects [in one of the photos] and in the surrounding air- they're probably compost flies.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Pawlonia tormentosa is deciduous so might just be getting ready for autumn.
Ah, thank you, this is one of the things I queried in post 1. (obviously forgetting the species) I was really curious if it's normal for a tree this young to do that, as it hasn't even started turning woody yet?
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This makes interesting reading https://www.bonsainut.com/threads/royal-empress-paulownia-tomentosa.19574/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I’m not an expert by any means but the yellowing could be low light or just that leaf dying, I wouldn’t rush into taking it off I’d wait it out.
Does the flea spray say don’t spray on plants? It might not need to be sprayed directly on the plant, if it was in the air it might have affected them?
You could try putting it outside and giving it a good spraying of water to get rid of any residue that maybe still on the leaves (obviously being careful not to damage the stem).
Failure is always an option.
I would try to only 'wash ' the leaves and stem, no need to wet the compost.
I have a massive jade/money tree that I've had for years, every now and then I take it out side, hold it on its side and spray like made with a plant mister thing. This gets any dust off the leaves and makes them shine again.
Just and idea though I'm not an expert in anything!
Failure is always an option.
pretty savvy about the sites I visit.
I always post the web address so you can see what your clicking on. I don’t just do a ‘live word’ link.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I was was just trying to say that sometimes links aren't helpful, your amazing gardening knowledge and wonderful sense of humour is what I want in a reply.
I wasn't suggesting that you should take credit for other peoples work, if people wanted that info they would have just googled it.
They came here for the wealth of infomation that people like you have. I do appreciate that you may have read it somewhere and that's why you know.
I apologise if I've offended you that was never my intention.
Failure is always an option.
I lose count of the number of times I have to say the same things about watering Hydrangeas, Acers or Rhododendrons, tomatoes or Clematis, or how to look after a newly sown lawn, or how to take cuttings, or umpteen other responses. If we didn't post useful links now and again, we'd never do anything else but repeat stuff ad nauseum and drive ourslevges nuts.
PS - the leaves covered in insects [in one of the photos] and in the surrounding air- they're probably compost flies.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Ah, thank you, this is one of the things I queried in post 1. (obviously forgetting the species) I was really curious if it's normal for a tree this young to do that, as it hasn't even started turning woody yet?
@Fairygirl
Iv got a butterwort plant which is great at 'getting rid' of those compost flys. Sorry no link, you'll just have to google it!
Failure is always an option.