My Chinese sweet plum has been dropping leave at a growing rate (it's probably dropped at least 1/3-1/2 of it's foliage. To my understanding, they are supposed to be evergreen because they are subtropical. It never grew well, but it at least maintained it's leaves. I moved it inside before it got to cold and put it in a window with as much light as it can get. Any help would be greatly appreciated as I really like this tree and would be sad to lose it.
by stevethemeh
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These trees in colder climates frequently drop some leaves in winter to conserve energy. It maybe just natural, but keep indoors in winter and a south to SW facing window. Hope this helps
That looks like prunus mume and to my knowledge they are not evergreen and need cold weather dormancy to live.