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I bought this tree 2 wks ago and it is already dying. I did not re-pot it and it is in a brightly lit room about 5 feet from the window. The soil is very compact that I cannot stick my finger in it to test the soil for moistness or dryness. I watered it with bottled water 3 days after I bought it because the top soil was very dry, now it is dying, the leaves are turning brown (but not curling). What do I do, what is wrong? I LOVE this tree and want to revive it!!
If the soil is very compact so you can't even get your finger in, then it might be very, very rootbound. When something is very rootbound, it's nearly impossible to get it enough water. I'd pop it out of the pot and take a look at the roots--if the whole pot is basically a big mass of roots, then find a bigger pot and tease the roots apart as best you can and put it in the larger pot with some fresh potting mix.
