help plz there dieing again

Joanie

These look like outdoor trees, they are native to China and India among other places. They have big flower clusters.

The trees need to go outside and get at least morning sun and perhaps also afternoon dappled shade. The adult trees like lots of sun and prefer to be a little dry. Nothing in what I searched suggested that they could be kept indoors, even with artificial light.

Hope that helps

Joanie

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TREE_12

ok thank you all for your help i think ill give the uv a miss but i will sort a foto out for every one to see 2moro thanx again everyone

Joanie

Can you find a place for the trees outside?

Joanie

susieq

This is a very common landscape tree here in Florida. Very popular to have in one's yard. Very beautiful because though they bloom regular yellow flowers in the spring, they develop large seed pods in the fall that are the most beautiful shade of peachy rose, very soft in color and much prettier than the spring flower they get. The seed pods resemble Chinese Lanterns.

I can just bet that they absolutely hate being inside a house. They do lose their foliage and go dormant during the winter months.
Susieq

TREE_12

Aaron_K

Hi Tree,

I did a bit of searching online for you. The Golden Raintree is hardy down to USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8° C (-20° F). Since you are in Zone 9 like me, the trees will be fine outside. Also, as you are in Cornwall, the winter should be even milder than here in Kent, as the gulf stream brings warmer weather to the Southwest Coast.

They also enjoy a full sun location, which is possibly a reason why they are going limp indoors. Putting the trees outside is probably the best thing you can do. Do not feed it with fertilizer anymore this year, as it will start to drop leaves normally within 6 to 8 weeks anyway. It will not get fertilized by simply being in the garden. It will draw nutrients from the soil in the container, and energy from the sun, so aside from maybe the odd leaf blowing into the pot and decomposing, or maybe a bird dropping - nothing else will physically add more fertilizer.

With regard to watering, don't fall into the trap of doing it by a set regime. Watering everyday, or every two or three days, may be over watering. Always let the soil dictate when you need to give the tree a drink. Put your finger or a wooden chopstick about an inch or so into the soil. If it feels damp, or there is moisture absorbed into the chopstick - you know you don't need to wet the tree and vice versus.

I notice you said your trees were in a specific bonsai soil, so I should imagine that it is reasonably fast draining. Ensure that the pot has adequate drainage holes in the bottom, so that the water can run out, and air can find its way in too. Put the tree on a a couple of bricks or something similar at either end of the pot, so that it is raised off the ground, and water cannot pool underneath it.

Other than that you will just have to let nature run its course. It may get worse before it gets better. It may not show signs of recovery until spring next year. When it goes out of leaf (around November), scratch a tiny bit of the bark away and see if it is still green underneath. If it is, then its alive, just dormant. If there is no sign of green - you have a dead plant.

All the best,

Aaron

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TREE_12

thankyou very much for your help i hve put it outside on a brick as u have said thankyou i hope very much that this works just hope we dont get to much rain lol typical english weather it just hurts to watch my efforts slowly die as i love watchin them grow will let u know how i get on thanx again