dankone

first of all what was said before about reading instructions carefully MUST be of all importance, as well as the other things that were said. i would like to ask a few questions of you. The Bayer product you used did you dillute the product at all to take into account that the bonsai pot is very small and would not take something that strong unless EXTREMELY dilluted. this product is made for trees in the landscape, or in other words a much "bigger" pot. i would also reccomend dilluting the neem oil as well. the bonsaiman at the monastery was prolly right in the fact that the neem was suffocating the leaves. trim off the most damaged and dead leaves and leave as many on as you can of the better ones. careful after drenching the soil as to not let rot set in let it dry almost completely and then water well again. i also wouldnt use neem on a chinese elm or any elm ive heard it will kill or severly damage them. i have never used it on elm b/c of other's experience. One last thing, before you use a product if you are unsure, there is always a number you can call on the back label or somewhere that you can call to get info on it.

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