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title: "My Clusia is still in bad shape... hasn't had any new growth in the 8…"
description: "My Clusia is still in bad shape... hasn't had any new growth in the 8 days since she arrived (shipped from Hawaii to east coast US) and lost a couple leaves…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/64f08f91aee9182b65a1cdb6"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Embarquez"
published: "2023-08-31T13:03:13.507Z"
language: "en"
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# My Clusia is still in bad shape... hasn't had any new growth in the 8…

_Posted by Embarquez on 2023-08-31_

My Clusia is still in bad shape... hasn't had any new growth in the 8 days since she arrived (shipped from Hawaii to east coast US) and lost a couple leaves due to recurrent scales. There's another leaf I'm keeping an eye on, pic attached. Her bottom leaf turned yellow and kept getting scales so I cut it off. I've been sticking my fingers in the soil and only water if it's not moist. The roots still seem hard and tree-like. Attached pics of her roots from when I got her. Do I just leave her alone to keep adjusting?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_4f9E_dAqMiFRa6XqHiffCuYp7ZN7ZDwheTWsDgW2BQ/7d95cb77c55f4667b5a9fa4904eaf601.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Embarquez commented on 2023-08-31

Also, she looks glossy because I've sprayed her with neem oil

### KaeBear commented on 2023-09-01

It’s probably just in shock right now, I’d leave it alone and continue care as normal

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