Hello,

I'm new to this forum, and to bonsai as a whole. I have had a Chinese elm now, which I believe to be about 9 years old, since April. I've noticed recently all the green buds that were on it, had disappeared. I done the bark test and scrapped a bit off the main trunk towards the bottom. It was brown underneith. I started to look further up the tree to see if I could find life. At the top under the bark it is green. Is my tree dead, or dying? I can provide photos if needed. I'm just really worried about it.

Many thanks in advance.
Al

Sounds dead. Can't tell without a picture though.

It seems to some life there. Dont know for how long thou.

Thank you. Anything I could do to help the tree?

Nice pot.
Tree looks dead but if there's green, there's hope.
The humidity tent technique could help it resprout in the Spring.

Thank you. I love the pot too. Sorry to sound like I'm asking a stupid question but what is the humidity tent technique? How does it work and should I start it now?

Al

When in doubt, ask leatherback.
Click:
www.bonsaiempire.com/forum/help-me/9900-...ty-tent-how-to#33483

Thank you. Should I start the humidty tent now?

Still hard to tell. I see green bits where apparently you did a scratch test. I see brown patches, lower on the trunk, where you may have done a scratch test as well. If that's the case, and it was brown like that, the tree is dead.