BonsaiBen

OK, so I am scared that I have a Chinese Elm dying on me. I have had it for about a year and it was thriving up until the winter. I had it outside in its over sized growing pot, wrapped in bubble wrap for most of the winter (I live in NY). About a week or so ago, I brought it inside because temps dipped under 0 and I didnt think I could protect it enough outside. I put it in the coolest part of my apartment for the soil to thaw. Once the soil was thawed I watered it and put it in a sunny window.

At that point, the bark looked healthy and it was green underneath. Since then, the bark has wrinkled and looks dried out. The branches looked rather brittle so I snapped a couple of them. Some were dead and others still had green on the inside. Under the main trunk it is still greenish but since the bark is getting wrinkly, I am scared that it is dead or dying. Is there anything I can do or is it a goner?

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