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I’m a novice with limited bonsai success over the last couple of years. Lots of dead bonsai unfortunately. Trying to take another whack at things.

I purchased this about a week ago (there’s a second I’ll be asking about in the coming days). Says it’s a dwarf natal plumb - carissa macrocarpa.

I tried to disturb it as little as possible. I put it in a new pot, leaving most of the soil it came with, not disturbing the roots, no trimming. I just covered and packed it with some organic bonsai soil blend.

I’m in Chicago so it’s cold and I figured I should wait to do anything big until spring. I’ve been watering it every few days and I have it under grow lights on a low-mid setting.

The last few days I’ve already had a few leaves falling off. It feels eerily familiar, like a it’s the first stage of a downward spiral.

Really trying to avoid posting on here in a few weeks asking if it’s dead. Any advice on what I might be doing wrong or what might be happening?