BONSAI KAEDE NEAGARI Bonsai Morro Velho My first bonsai tree is dying, the leaves are all blackening and falling. The soil has a white tint to it, I think I watered it too much but I don't know. A Persian Ironwood (Parrotia persica) developed in a flame type style about 5 years from a nursery stock trunk chop. This is a great species for bonsai and relatively easy to source at Australian Bonsai Gallery Bonsai Soils