I've had my ficus for 4 years and it's been dropping leaves for several months now. Many branches are almost bare. I have it sitting by my living room windows which are wall-to-wall, ceiling-to-ceiling. I move it around often. I don't know what to do with this tree! I am so discouraged! Does anyone have any suggestions? If you respond to my message I'd be happy to send you a pic of the ficus. By seeing it one would have a better idea of what I feel is a real problem. Thanks for reading my post.
Norma
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NormaHubert
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thats one problem right there - some are more sensitive than others, but generally with ficus, it is common for them to drop leaves in response to a change. The constant moving, in conjunction with the fact that right next to a window probably exposes the tree to pretty drastic fluctuations in ambient temperature.NormaHubert wrote:I've had my ficus for 4 years and it's been dropping leaves for several months now. Many branches are almost bare. I have it sitting by my living room windows which are wall-to-wall, ceiling-to-ceiling. I move it around often. I don't know what to do with this tree! I am so discouraged! Does anyone have any suggestions? If you respond to my message I'd be happy to send you a pic of the ficus. By seeing it one would have a better idea of what I feel is a real problem. Thanks for reading my post.
Norma
aside from that, has anything else changed, regarding how you care for the tree (ie watering habits, feeding, etc...), do you have a heater or AC on more or less often?
anything else that would change the temp or humidity that the tree is exposed to?
oh and yes, a picture is always good - you know the saying, a picture is worth a thousand leaves...
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alexinoklahoma
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Yep - quit moving it, and stay upon a loose schedule with watering, etc. Ficus are creatures of habit in a way, and even changes in air-temps/drafts can throw them into a loop, IME. It may worsen before it gets better, too - so let it be and it should come around eventually. Keep cold air drafts off of it, too, so that windowed area *may* be unsuitable (???).
Stability, like artis was saying
Alex
Stability, like artis was saying
Alex