I was wondering if there is anything that I should do to these little plants that spent a couple of days shipped in a box.  The one of the left just has a couple of fine roots and the one on the right has more but nothing to extensive.  I received them Wednesday from a very generous forum member after a couple of days in the box.  They were a little wilted and don't seem to have perked up yet.  Should I cut some leaves off or anything?  Or should I just keep their soil moist and leave them alone to do their thing?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

Give them a nice drink of water. Keep them in a shaded area for a while so they can recover from their long trip. Remember they have been exposed to all kinds of weather during shipping. They have also been enclosed with no light for a few days. It is normal for them for them to wither in these conditions. Luckily these plants are strong and will recover quickly.

You can give them a little humidity by putting a plastic bag over them with slashes in it for air circulation.  This same thing happened to me, and the tree recovered just fine.  I kept them under our big deck in the shade.

Suzi

Thank you for the advice.  Sounds like I'm on the right track.  I should be able to get a bag over the little one.  Maybe I'll try misting the larger one a few times a day.

Don it wouldn't hurt to knock a few leaves off of the larger plant it will reduce stress and recover quicker , the little tree should be fine 

I put them in air conditioning with in a few hours at 68 degrees it will perk up. I have even put plants in my fig refrigerator and they love it. I know it sounds crazy but give it a try. Its like storing cut fliwers in frige. Takes the stress right off of them. Heat causes wilt cool causes a nice crisp leaf. Richie from louisiana

Get creative. Use some chopsticks or manipulate a clothes hanger or two to make a corral of sorts, then wrap cling wrap around it. Put a hole the size of a dime or quarter on top and and few holes a little smaller than a dime around the bottom. Bam, humidity tent. You can then mist a little through the top hole to instantly up the humidity and you will have a small amount of air circulation to prevent stagnation. I agree, you could remove some leaves from the bigger one, especially if a half a day in the dome doesn't perk them up.

haha, that's awesome.  It's longer than chopsticks and I have plastic hangers but maybe I can rig something up with some little bamboo sticks.