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I wouldn't have soaked it quite so long (overnight) but you probably haven't made things any worse. I would imagine its just a waiting game now.
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Normally I wouldn't have either, but I figured that the roots were already in such rough shape that it's oxygen uptake ability would have been on the low-to-nill-side anyway. I thought it would be better to rehydrate and try restore a little turgor pressure and worry about 02 later. Sort of like what you might do with a recently transplanted wild tree (I remember reading somewhere that Peter Adams soaks his transplants in water and SuperThrive for a night before transplanting them into a box). Don't really know if it was a good idea, but I guess we'll see.
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If its in a cold room, was it completely dormant (i.e. leaves changed / dropping) before this incident or was it still green and just slowed down? If it was completely dormant then you may have to wait till spring to know whether it will come back or not.
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I wouldn't say that it was in a deep dormant state. It still had at least 80% of its' leaves but it hadn't pushed any new growth in about 5 weeks (and this tree grows like crazy when it's active).
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Your profile mentions you are a member of the 'Foothills Area Bonsai Society'. I'd appreciate it if you could pass on their contact info. As far as I knew there hasn't been an active club in the area for quite a few years and I'd be interested in getting in touch with them and possibly joining them.
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Yes, I have been accepted as a member, and on September 12th we were to have our inaugural meeting, and yet nothing came of it. No notice. No call. I spoke to the gent running it and he said that interest level was minimal (I was one of 7 to have shown interest)). Hopefully it will gain legs.
Here's the sign-up link if you're interested:
http://www.goldambre.com/CalgaryBonsai/newtemplate.html
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Anyway, keep your fingers crossed and don't get too anxious with poking around your tree, just be patient let it rest and recover on its own.
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Will do. Hopefully it'll pull through.
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BTW, when I had a cold room my pomegranates and other tender trees didn't require much watering at all. Once lightly every couple weeks seemed to work just fine, much more and I got moulds and things growing and actually had some die of root rot...
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That's the thing...This tree really doesn't like to be overwatered, and I thought that this tendency would help it pull through my week of illness. I've let it go for up to 5 days with no apparent trouble, but somewhere between 5 and 7 days something went very wrong. Who knows. I'll have to keep a better eye on it in the future.
Thanks to you and the others for your response.
Regards,
J.D.W.