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The same thing happened to a friends chinese elm on areally hot day.It was quite a large one and it rapidly dried out and dropped its leaves.This is a defense mechanism to save the plant from deyhdrating.After having shed all its leaves it stopped pumping water out of the soil through respiration thereby saving the rootball.After putting it in the shade for a while new leaves began to re appear after it recovered.I would say yours will do the same if it is not to far gone.

12-Aug-2002	#3
treenut GUEST Join Date: Jul-2002 Country: Australia Posts: 291	chinese elm The same thing happened to a friends chinese elm on areally hot day.It was quite a large one and it rapidly dried out and dropped its leaves.This is a defense mechanism to save the plant from deyhdrating.After having shed all its leaves it stopped pumping water out of the soil through respiration thereby saving the rootball.After putting it in the shade for a while new leaves began to re appear after it recovered.I would say yours will do the same if it is not to far gone.