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Old 21-Apr-2008   #2
B0N5A1
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I dont know if you done anything wrong, but a similar thing is happening to my Fukien Tea at the moment. I repotted mine to get it into better quality soil than the clay it came in. Took it out, used a hose with a bit of pressure to blast out "Most" of the old soil, cleaned the pot, then repoted into akadama.

Reason I said most of the old soil, is because it was recomended to me that you leave some of the old soil in the rootball when repotting so it doesn't get too disturbed. Probably a form of safety net.

A couple of days after repotting, about half of the leaves turned yellow and began falling off, and the rest had a thin, papery texture to them. I was getting really worried about it, but kept a close eye and pulled off any yellowing leaves that emerged over the next couple of days.

I'm hoping its over the worst now, i've kept it out of intense direct sun for long periods of time and its starting to regain some life in its leaves again. I have heard that they can be fussy tree's so maybe you just need to pay extra attention to them?

If anyone else can shed more light, I would like to hear about it too.
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