Help... what is this on my ficus

Nicola0709 · Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:15 pm

hi there,

I have a ficus that was going beautifully, now it has these brown spots all over it and the leaves are dying...

can you tell me what it is, and how I can possibly fix it??

here is a link to what it looks like

[img]https://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad32/nicola0709/anotherone.jpg[/img]

[img]https://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad32/nicola0709/whatisthis.jpg[/img]

SP8 · Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:07 am

Hi there, you're posting the wrong link for your pictures to display.

You need to copy the link marked as "IMG Code".

Nicola0709 · Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:22 am

thanks heaps.. have edited with new links

Kisal · Sat Aug 15, 2009 12:50 am

It's undoubtedly leaf spot, which can be cause by either a bacteria or a fungus. The images you posted bear an uncanny resemblance to Cercospora leaf spot, which I believe is of fungal origin.

https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/rowcrops/pp1244w.htm

You might be able to treat it with a 1 to 10 mixture of milk and water. If the tree is badly infected you might need to increase it to a 50:50 solution. I'm not sure that will work on your tree, but it is an effective treatment for a lot of fungal infections.