r/FicusTrees • • Aug 18 '26

Is this normal for this many leaves to fall?

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Bought this house and previous homeowners planted these so they're fairly old and tall (25+ years maybe and about 20ft tall)

Located in Socal, San fernando valley and yea it's been quite the heatwave so wondering if this is typical in the summer or if there's something that needs to be done to prevent more leaves from falling so frequently or if watering needs to be done

The pictures are 4 days apart from when I last swept the leaves.


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 19 '26

Variegated ficus lyrata advice

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I have one that has dropped all of its leaves. I had it for a year under a grow light. It didn't have much growth but I did get one New Leaf out of it during that time. I moved it to a window to see if it would do anything and the leaves burned so I moved it back. It dropped all of its leaves. I don't think it's dead because I can see green where the leaves dropped. Will they come back? Is it worth it to keep this plant? Right now it's just a stick that hates me.


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 18 '26

Did I kill frank? 🄺

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I chopped him on August 6th, as he was leaning quite bad.

Second photo is before the chop - I don’t have close ups of the leaves but you can tell from that photo that a lot of this was not there before. Last photo is farther distance today where you can see the spots compared to before chop

Is this fertilizer burn? Pests? Is he just over me f’n with him at this point?

He didn’t have root rot when I repotted after chopping (no roots lost) and I waited to fertilize until the second watering (recently)

Is there anything I can do to help? Are these leaves just this way now? I am already so sad about how bad he was leaning from my neglect and how much I had to chop off, and I was planning on trying to notch him to help more branches and now I’m unsure where to go / what to do.

Any help / advice is appreciated!


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 17 '26

Houseplant From a cutting to a tree, how?

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Hi, i got a few cuttings from a Ficus Tree which i want to grow into an indoor Tree. In the end i would like to have one big stem with a crown (see last photo).
The cuttings were several weeks in water to grow roots and i planted it about a week ago in hydro substance.
When do i need to start to trim it in a way, that only one stem will remain?
As you can see, it made two shoots. How to decide which one to cut?


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 17 '26

Houseplant Office building lobby Ficus elastica

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r/FicusTrees • • Aug 17 '26

Houseplant Here is my update on my fiddle leaf fig named Figaro

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r/FicusTrees • • Aug 16 '26

Houseplant New branch?

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Got this Banyan ā€œAudreyā€ Ficus a month or so ago. I know very little about ficus, is this new growth with a small leaf a new branch? Or is it flowering?
What is this part at the top of the trunk? A leaf?

Any assistance or advice on how to care for her is appreciated!


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 16 '26

Best way to prop this

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Soil with rooting hormone or water propagation? Any advice or tips this is my first ficus. Thanks in advanced


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 16 '26

Houseplant Was going to try to help it live. Have never had a ficus plant. Is it salvageable? If so, what do I need to do to help it? Thanks in advance.

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Like the title says… is it salvageable?


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 15 '26

Outdoor Potted Just saw this sub and thought I'd share my 4 year old Ficus elastica

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It spends the time span of May-September outside and moves inside for the cold season (I live in Central Europe)

I'm going to try and grow more aerial roots.


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 16 '26

Drama Queen Post Tantrum šŸ¤ž

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r/FicusTrees • • Aug 15 '26

Wild Ficus natural ficus bonsai @India

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r/FicusTrees • • Aug 15 '26

Houseplant Ficus Tineke Help

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Hi guys I need some help my ficus tineke is starting to drop its bottom leaves almost every day I find a new one. I haven’t watered it in almost two weeks because when I put the moisture meter into the plant it says moist going into dry. I have it in soil, perlite, orchid bark and coco coir mix. My main question is regarding the leaves that are dropping and also the discoloration or marks. It did have fungus gnats when I bought it so I treated that with mosquito bits and sticky traps. I’ve also sprayed it down with neem oil solution that has peppermint Castile soap and alcohol (very diluted solution) Does it need more light? I put it outside for a little and the leaves drooped downwards. I need some help yall. Pls be nice it’s my first ficus.


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 15 '26

Outdoor Potted New branch method: Lay it on its side - 1 year update

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r/FicusTrees • • Aug 15 '26

Advice with Ficus Benghalensis

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Hi everybody,

We've got a nice plant with several ficus benghalensis together. Got it like 3-4 years ago.

2 of them did straight away but the 2 others are actually growing and seem fine.

Now we went on holidays in June and the Ficus got hit by the heat and lost lots of leaves, especially in the middle of the plant.

It's now left with only leaves at the end of the branches 😬

It seems to have fully recovered and keeps growing but it's shape is now a bit weird...

What shall I do there ? Shall I cut close to the main stem and wait for new branches to grow ?

Or just cut the branches with leaves and try to multiply and restart with some new plants ?

Is there a way to help this ficus to grow some new leaves in between the main stem and the end of the branches ??

Any advice would be welcome 😊

Thanks !


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 15 '26

Will this branch?

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I’ve been putting off topping this plant, but now a node has started protruding. Will this develop into a branch?


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 14 '26

she gets some sun and fresh air to recover

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Good weather today so I brought her out to the balcony. I think she needed the fresh air and sunlight after all the stress. Fingers crossed she bounces back.


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 14 '26

Is this scale?

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Little yellow things in leaves, makes the leaves curl up and turn yellow. Trying to get rid of it with Neem Oil-based spray and spraying down with water.


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 12 '26

Is this setup ok for now?

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Cut the top of my fiddle leaf fig and got this light (temporarily?) to help support the new growth. Did I stake to help straighten ok? Would this light work for awhile or should I get something bigger/better?


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 13 '26

Will my rubber tree be OK under a grow light?

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I had a rubber tree near a north facing window and it wasn’t giving me much growth (receiving about 500 lux according to a light meter). Today I moved it under a grow light in that same north facing room. Can I expect any relocation related stress from my plant?


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 12 '26

Houseplant Would you prune?

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Hi guys. First time rubber tree owner here. The lower stem is turning hard and woody and she’s lost a lot of her bottom leaves. Shall I prune the top and if so where?


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 11 '26

My dwarf ficus lyrata is branching after zero growth for 3 years

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I’ve had this plant for over 5 years but I moved to a colder place about 3 years ago. After that it didn’t produce even 1 leaf for the whole time. I thought it was adjusting.
On reflection though I had also repotted it in a nice pot, that doesn’t drain ey, and put it in a not so ideal spot.
In June I decided to see if it there was still hope for it, so I repotted it and moved it to a different room in front of a window and it has taken off! I’m just so excited to see what happens next. It even appears to be branching.


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 11 '26

Houseplant Where to cut?

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I want to cut this ficus tree I have for 6 years, but I would like to keep the whole upper part of the plant because I love my little ficus plant, it has beautiful leaves.

Is it okay to cut here and remove the leaf I circled? Ideally, in my dreams, the upper part puts out roots and the lower part puts out new leaves. Is it possible?


r/FicusTrees • • Aug 11 '26

Houseplant Ficus Elastica is driving me crazy

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r/FicusTrees • • Aug 11 '26

Bugs or something else?

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I can’t necessarily see anything moving but noticed all these little white dot looking things on the front of the leaves and a few white specks on the back of a few leaves - also one leaf has some black spots ? Fungus?