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Originally Posted by JD_Wolfe
I bought it a week before Christmas day. When I purchased it, it was covered in tiny little bugs and fine, dewy webs. I liked the shape and thought I could rehab it. The shop owner was happy to be rid of it.
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maybe thats why, ive notice that with my Elm. when an infestation happens, it stresses the tree out.
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I sprayed the tree in pyrethrin, then, Neem oil. The bugs went away and the leaves went shortly thereafter. Seems the leaves hadn't yet hardened when the sprays were applied and Black Spot resulted. It got really bad so I applied Ortho's fungicide solution.
Two weeks later it bounced back, and started throwing new leaves. I added a dose of fertlizer cake watered as usual. 5 weeks pass without a hitch. Tree looked great.
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lol looks like u went full house..........
i dont think it was a wise choice to do all that at once or even days apart. neem oil isnt necessary...... oh and come to think of it.......
in 2 books ive read........ it states "
DO NOT USE Systemics or oils on Elms..."
i have posted a thread about this somewhere in the "pest & disease" section...
it says they dont respond well with these things....
and loss of leaves will happen.......
The book is - Bonsai Survival Guide - Collin Lewis....
it has about 30 or so bonsai species and it ONLY stated that about Elm and nothing else.
with mine i didnt even dare use systemics, i did a gentle soap wash ...
yeah thats right................. thats your problem there.....
so i would just leave it alone...... that fertilizer wasnt necessary i think...
let it recover......give it 2 - 3 weeks.........
im certain that it will recover just like mine did.