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Junior Member
Poisoned Bonsai?
So I just hired some people to come by quarterly to spray my yard to take care of this out of control weed and pest problem but they didn't give me any warning when they were coming and I think they may have hit my bonsai (by accident). Anyway, only two of them so far show signs of a bad reaction, my Surinam Cherry and my Desert Rose. Anyway, the Surinam Cherry worries me the most because all the new leaves have wilted and curled. The poinsons that may have come in contact with my plant are "MCPA, Dicamba (Vanquish), triclopyr ester (Turflon ester), metsulfuron-methyl (Manor) and bifenthrin (Talstar)"
My hope is that someone here has an idea of what might be the cause, and if possible what a treatment is, or if I just have to sit and wait and hope it gets better.
Thanks,
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Administrator
Poisoned Bonsai?
If they are in pots re-pot them in new soil, wash the old soil off with water hose and pot in new soil, if they are in the ground lay the hose with running water over the soil where the roots are under the ground and try to wash the weed killer out of the soil the water will drain back into the ground.
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Junior Member
Poisoned Bonsai?
Well, it was repotted at midnight, approx. 60 hours after it was contaminated. I didn't notice any problems until roughly 18 hrs. after, and at that moment i did give it a good long rinse in the sink. I think the one thing I have going for me is that a good percent composition of the soil was inorganic clay (So hopefully it didn't retain much poison). We'll see if it perks back up. Think I should keep it indoors a few days to give the roots a chance to reestablish a bit? I live in Florida and the heat can cause pretty rapid transpiration out of the leaves...then again, the air will be very humid with that tropical storm about to come in.
Well, hopefully its one resilient plant...unintentionally I think I've beaten the hell out of it this summer....and it was looking so beautiful up until Saturday morning.
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Administrator
Poisoned Bonsai?
Re-potted trees should be put in the shade for about a week before put back in the sun, i hope the storm does not get that bad i wish you luck, i will be moving to Florida next year for the first time to Deland, it will be a switch from Michigan winter weather..
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