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Will these survive?

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Posted 3 years 11 months ago #58654
Hello everyone,

I have watched alot of bonsai video's on youtube, and decided to order 4 small trees. (I also have some larger ones)
It's 4 fruit trees, Orange, Lemon, OIive and Ficus.

Now, the Citrus plant came in damaged, I think the person who put it in the box broke the stam.
Will this still grow eventually? (I gave it root booster and it seems alive...)
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Today was the first day I put the little trees outside, by the and of the day I noticed there was 1 small new leaf missing on the
Ficus. I checked for insects and I only found a bee close.
The Ficus had only 2 leafs and 1 new small one, and that one got eaten or ripped off.
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I will add a picture of both, do you guys think they will survive?
Do they need any special treatment? Or do I order 2 new little ones.

Thanks in advance.
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Posted 3 years 11 months ago #58700
To be honest, those look like very recent cuttings. Maybe even take over winter. Unless this was specified as such, I would not not go back to the store that sold these.

The citrus top was probably cut as part of the cutting process or for packaging?

As long as the roots were not damaged during transport it will live. Time will tell. .
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