I have a problem that I would like to discuss with you, any suggestions or advice would be most welcomed and very much needed! So here goes...Recently, I brought a COPROSMA KIRKII VARIEGATA starter bonsai, from a garden center. The plant/tree itself is very young, although the little trunk and branches have turned woody...
I decided that it would look perfect to try and root over a rock. I had never done this method of Bonsai, therefore being good for my development. I placed a suitable rock into a pot and placed the plant/roots over the rock and put soil where necessary all as instructed by a couple of good books. I put a stocking/tights over the rock and roots to protect it.
When I woke up the next day, it had wilted, and it continued to get worse over the next two/three weeks or more. Until it got so bad/rotten I decided to cut all the leaves off
... That was over a month ago, I still water it and wonder if it will ever wake up and surprise me. very worried that it would die.I know it hasn't been long, but do you think it will live? Or am I just hoping in vain? Any suggestions or advice would be most welcome...
Thanks.
Some species don't respond well to having their roots disturbed and it is likely that your plant was only recently potted before you purchased it, perhaps you acted too soon.