Fukien Tea Tree
4.3 out of 5 (21 experiences)
Also known as
Carmona retusa, Philippine tea tree, Ehretia monopyrena and Carmona microphylla
Taxonomy
Ehretia microphylla
Ehretia
Ehretiaceae
Boraginales
How to care for Fukien Tea Tree
How often to water your Fukien Tea Tree
Fukien Tea Tree needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Fukien Tea Tree in your home
Fukien Tea Tree love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Fukien Tea Tree does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Fukien Tea Tree in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Fukien Tea Tree
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Fukien Tea Tree after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Leaving dry and falling off I got this bonsai tree about two weeks ago and he’s not doing well. The leaves are dry and are falling off. Is he dying? What can I do to help?
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I got “Bonnie” at Lowes last month it’s leaves 🍃  where all shriveled up.I watered it & it perked right up! & grew lots more leaves 🍃 now it it lives on my porch. But I bring it inside at night so it doesn’t get to cold. #FukienTeaTree
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Plantify says it's sick Its flowering daily and has new growth. Most of my apps say its healthy but repetitively Plantify says its sick with Senescence and Abiotic This was one of those growth kits from Amazon. Came with those soil disks the rocks and a bit of moss, I put the pot together as it told me to put soil in first, then moss, and rocks for looks. Should I swap it out for my homemade mixture of lavarock, peat, perlite, bark, and a bit of other supposed bonsai goods? #FukienTeaTree #sickplants #bonsai #soilmix
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What are these dots behind the leaves? At the beginning of the summer I had a huge aphid plague that didn't seem to be reduced even after using pest repellent for a month or two 😤. So I stopped using it and I think the ants ate the aphids 🤔. Now, most of the newest growth has these dots behind the leaves, should I be worried about it? #pestcontrol
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I repotted my tree and noticed some spider mites, so I removed them and rinsed off the whole tree. What is best thing to get rid of them and keep them off my other plants?
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Fukien Tea Bonsai Help! Hi! I was recently gifted a Fukien Tea Bonsai. I noticed that the bonsai is losing a lot of leaves. They get black and fall. The tree in general looks good, but I dont know if the fallen leaves are due to low light. Also it came with little white flowers that fell :( I would love to see it bloom and grow. I live in an apartment and have all my plants near a south facing window. However I was wondering if I could place it outdoors? I live in Puerto Rico (Zone 12-13), so right now temprature is always >85 F, sometimes more. My balcony does not have any cover so it will recieve full direct sunlight. Should I leave it inside? #FukienTeaTree #Bonsai #help
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He’s finally blooming! I’m so excited. I got this guy in March and he had a ton of blossom buds that all withered and died before opening. He’s also suffered a few run ins with my cat 😡 After messing around with locations and light and watering and fertilizer I finally have blooms! Just a few right now but progress 🥰 #FukienTeaTree
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The leaves are falling at the touch but they didn’t brown.. the leaves started off as droopy and soft and now they are crunch and falling. I really don’t know what to do😭 SOMEONE PLSSS HELP!
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Noticed the leaves have gone soft? They’ve been like that for about 3 days now. I haven’t changed anything about my plant so I don’t know what it could be..
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I have had this plant for a few months and it was thriving and sprouting flowers but after moving I was no longer able to place it in direct sunlight and now my plant is shedding its leaves like crazy, am I able to use a Grow light? #FukienTeaTree
Care Summary for Fukien Tea Tree
Fukien Tea Tree
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 1ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Bonsai take 2-3 months to sprout so don’t feel Discouraged if it isn’t growing, it only needs 22ml of water but only water it when the soil is sticks to your finger when pressed :) apart from that please enjoy this lovely plant and have a nice day :)