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title: "My plant’s leaves are falling and turning yellow, but, the trunk…"
description: "My plant’s leaves are falling and turning yellow, but, the trunk looks good overall. If this has happened to you, advice would be greatly appreciated! (Has not…"
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author: "Musa Silveira"
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# My plant’s leaves are falling and turning yellow, but, the trunk…

_Musa Silveira님이 2025-05-26에 게시함_

My plant’s leaves are falling and turning yellow, but, the trunk looks good overall. If this has happened to you, advice would be greatly appreciated! (Has not been over or under watered)

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/vELjh7clBKWvoyImN1511x45I6-U8LGUfMPBRoeHMTo/glH81QUsTwixrecdFgZIBQ.webp?size=large)

## 5개의 댓글

### Dory님이 2025-05-26에 댓글을 남겼어요.

You actually seem to have a Retusa not a Microcarpa. They often are mislabeled but the retusa has longer leaves.

The yellowing usually indicates a nutrient deficiency. Most common are usually potassium, nitrogen and magnesium… Make sure you are using a bonsai specific fertilizer and water when the top inch of soil is dry.

It also could indicate that your plant is pot/root bound. A simple root maintenance session can fix that. You only remove about 15% of the root ball though.

### Musa Silveira님이 2025-05-26에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Thank you so much, Dory!

#### Dory님이 2025-05-26에 답변했습니다.

My pleasure!

### Nunyabzwx님이 2025-05-26에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Oh no i had this same plant and it did the same thing all the leaves dropped. I should have kept it but i threw it away 🙈🙈

#### Dory님이 2025-05-26에 답변했습니다.

Oh no! 😭

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