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i'm not a boy i'm a robot
Join Date: Jan-2002
Location: Toronto
Country: Canada
Posts: 57
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Falling Leaves - Because Of Dormancy Or Poor Health?
One of my elm trees is acting strange(r than it usually does) lately... I left my elm outside until about the second half of november until the temperatures outside were dropping below 0ºC (30ºF?) The man who i buy my trees from (thogh i did not buy this one from him) told me i could store my elm inside and the rest of my hardy stock in the garage. So far all my elm have retained their leaves (but they are darker and a bit harder than they were in the summer) However, this one elm has lost quite a bit of leaves and i'm starting to worry. First the leaves turned from hard to crunchy and it has come to the point where they'll flake off if i touch the branches. I keep checking by picking off a small bit of bark to see if it's still green beneath, and it is.. just as much as my other trees... So i'm wondering... is my elm very unhealthy or is this just a part of it's dormancy? The room it is currently in is about 60ºF and i mist daily (b/c the leaves look so dry) and i also keep a humidifyer in the room.) What could you recommend i do? I'll attatch some photos i took yesterday of the leaves and the tree...
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