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bodhidharma wrote:Hi Andrew, i would have left some branches to draw sap up the trunk. To much to soon i would say. You can still design the tree whilst leaving branches to assist recuperation. Hope it pulls through for you.

shibui wrote:I think any issues with the transformation would have turned up during summer rather than now. I'd suspect a watering, roots or possibly feed issue. Anyone been using herbicide recently? Can you lift it out of the pot and check condition of roots? It appears to be sitting on a sand tray Is that necessary at this time of year? or am i seeing something else?

New growth does look ok so there is still hope.