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Good evening all

I picked up my first native in September



Repotted a week later with bonsai mix from the nursery and slow release for natives





It sits in full sun and a drip tray but as of late has some yellow and is dropping leaves





It's probably due for a prune, but for now, could there an issue here?

Research online says could be 2 things

1. You’ve added uncomposted organic matter into your soil;



2. Your soil has an iron deficiency, too much phosphorous, or the pH is wrong.



Thoughts?





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Looks healthy enough to me?
Is it only the leaves closest to the trunk that are yellowing?
If so I suggest this is just natural attrition of the older leaves and nothing too sinister.

Boics wrote:Looks healthy enough to me?
Is it only the leaves closest to the trunk that are yellowing?
If so I suggest this is just natural attrition of the older leaves and nothing too sinister.

Thanks for clearing that up.


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I agree with Boics, looks mostly just to be old leaves... probably past their use by date.
It's a nice wattle with an interesting trunk already. I saw a good example of this species at the Bonsai NW exhibition on the weekend (along with plenty of other quality trees!). I like these so I'll be keen to see how your one progresses.

Ryceman3 wrote:I agree with Boics, looks mostly just to be old leaves... probably past their use by date.
It's a nice wattle with an interesting trunk already. I saw a good example of this species at the Bonsai NW exhibition on the weekend (along with plenty of other quality trees!). I like these so I'll be keen to see how your one progresses.

Cheers Ryceman3, I've got an idea on how to prune and promote growth outwards but not sure on how often to prune and ideal time to do so. For some reason I'm thinking only once or twice a year. Will try and update when I can.


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