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Kyleenah,
Does the bark scratch green? Take your fingernail and scratch to see if you get green showing through....nothing drastic, just a little scratch.

If you don't get green then the tree is probably dead.

If you do get green, find a shady spot outside. Put the tree out there in shade or filtered sun. Water it good just to rehydrate the soil in the pot. (if the gravel on the soil surface was glued on...pick it off. That won't be good for the tree anyhow)
Then, just be patient. Don't over water, just keep it moist and otherwise, leave it alone. It might take a few weeks but you will probably start to see green appearing here and there on it. Keep checking for green every week or so. As long as it scratches green there is a chance it will come back. Sometimes the best thing you can do is ignore it...except for remembering to water it when it gets dry, that is. Good luck.

11-Apr-2008	#7
susieq Intermediate Join Date: Jun-2002 Location: Hudson, FL Country: USA Posts: 434	Kyleenah, Does the bark scratch green? Take your fingernail and scratch to see if you get green showing through....nothing drastic, just a little scratch. If you don't get green then the tree is probably dead. If you do get green, find a shady spot outside. Put the tree out there in shade or filtered sun. Water it good just to rehydrate the soil in the pot. (if the gravel on the soil surface was glued on...pick it off. That won't be good for the tree anyhow) Then, just be patient. Don't over water, just keep it moist and otherwise, leave it alone. It might take a few weeks but you will probably start to see green appearing here and there on it. Keep checking for green every week or so. As long as it scratches green there is a chance it will come back. Sometimes the best thing you can do is ignore it...except for remembering to water it when it gets dry, that is. Good luck.