Originally Posted by Carol

I'm very new to bonsai. I was given a ficus retusa as a birthday gift last January, and I've managed to keep it alive since then. It was purchased from a local bonsai grower and when I took it back in July to have it worked on, he said, "I don't know what you're doing with this plant, but whatever it is, keep doing it. It looks great."

My tree has dropped its leaves a couple of times because the temperature got down to about 65 degrees, but both times, the leaves came back beautifully afterwards.

In the last week, I've noticed that some of the branches and their leaves are shriveling up and turning brown. This isn't at all the same as when the leaves dropped. I'm afraid my tree may be dying. I haven't done anything significantly different. I brought the tree indoors about a month and a half ago, but I put it in a window with the same lighting conditions as when it was outside. The house is fairly humid most of the time (I live in coastal North Carolina).

Is my tree doomed?

Thanks in advance for any help.