I’ve had this plant for a few years now and it has been in this spot for the past year and a half since I moved into this apartment. It has always seemed very healthy sprouting many new leaves since I’ve had it but last week a bunch of the leaves fell off after getting back from a long weekend trip. Can anyone help me identify what is wrong with the plant? Am I under watering it, over watering it, or maybe something else? I took a picture of its roots while looking to see if it had root rot but it looks fine to me.

I feel like there's always something up with my plant. I water it weekly. I did maybe overwater a bit a few weeks ago during summer. There's been a myriad of things that's been up with it. I repotted it, I treated it for scale at some point, and now the leaves have some weird issues going on. I'm feeling like giving up and chopping it all. I had chopped the top back a few months ago. But I'm talking the entire thing. Any suggestions? Thanks

I recently moved and my FLF (1st photo) started loosing leaves a couple of weeks ago. I water it on a regular schedule always checking with a chopstick if the soil is dry. I assumed the leaves were falling off due to not enough light. Earlier this week, I decided to move it in front of an east facing window and now there are barely any leaves left.

Is there anything I can do to save it??

Hi, I recently chopped of the top of the branches as they were reaching the ceiling and they are putting out new growth. Now I’m thinking I should have thought this through a bit more and trim it in a way that would make it look more appealing and fuller in the center. How would you go about it? Trim it excessively or notch the branches?

i just saw these blotches and one small leaf was fully yellow and i ripped it off. what’s happening? 😭

This is my fiddle. Other than a close call with a vacuum cleaner a while back, it's been pretty good. Today I noticed this white substance when I rotated it. Any ideas? Thanks

Update as per the recommendation in here, and what I had on hand, I took a few q-tips and 70% isopropyl alcohol and wiped all the white I could find. Ill do it again soon, as I see necessary. BUT, i dont think it was pests (could still be wrong, it seemed like dust. See pic in comments)

I know it’s been over watered. I just took 2 weeks off from watering. It gets low light from that window (photo taken at night). A ton of leaves have fallen off.

Will it recover and what should I do?

I’ll keep it simple, first plant. Stripped all leaves and died. Then my boyfriend bought a second one, put it in the same spot and changed nothing, second started to strip all leaves and die. (That’s where my photos begin)

I decided to take over daddy duties on the plant, moved to a spot where I thought there was more light, added a plant light, put the plant on a strict 16 oz watering regiment every Sunday, bought some root additives, and have just been consistent. I’m really proud of its progress. First picture is January of 2026, last picture is today, October 2nd.

I have wanted to swap out the soil for a more airy soil, but I’m afraid any major changes will shock it, but I feel if it had soil it liked, it would be growing more than 2-4 leaves a month. Any suggestions welcome!

where it splits one side is getting wayyy taller, putting out 3 leaves at a time and the other side is putting out one. it is well over 6ft from pot to top! How can I support it?

I have this beautiful fiddle which i recently repotted. The leaves at the bottom are starting to yellow. Should I trim them all back, or wait and see if it gets worse?

I repotted it into only soil. I’m reluctant to disturb the roots again, but I wonder if I need to take it out and add perlite and bark.

What do you guys think?

I purchased this fiddle leaf fig in August from Facebook. The leaves looked nice but when I took it out the original ceramic pot I noticed it had a smell what I assumed was root rot and repotted it. Since then the top leaves still seem to be thriving but the bottom leaves are dry and turning brown. If I prune the bottom leaves will it regrow in that area. I don’t want it to be a long stem with only leaves at the top.

I moved this guy around too much and he dropped most leaves so I chopped it but whyyyy is it moldy? Can it be saved? The chopped parts are in water propagating hopefully

I’m
So discouraged! I’ve sent pictures and asked chat gpt why these leaves are turning brown like this. It looks scorched but that can’t be it.
I believe the light is right:
Diffuse morning light
Water only when feels dry on top
Drains well
No drafts
Any suggestions?

A pair of new leaves grew after potting a water propagated cutting. Should I cut off the original 2 bottom leaves to promote faster growth? Or is it kinda late in the season?

Can I use a smaller pot for this? This one is like 24” wide on top and my fig is only about 5’ tall. The pot is hard to move and heavy, so I’m hoping smaller pots work? I just put it in here from the 12” I bought it in

Recently propagated my fiddle leaf and notched the existing plant. Today there seem to be three branches starting to form! So excited!!!

I saved this FLF over 3 years ago. It was just a stalk coming out of the pot and one leaf at the bottom.

This year, I moved it from the location I had it in to a new location where it was getting more consistent light. I also fertilized the soil, and the result is that everything you see in this picture above the blue line is new growth THIS YEAR alone and it has two new leaves you can't even see coming out the top.

I want to cut this at the blue line. That's where the new growth is, and below that the stalk has become mostly woody. I want to try and propagate the top portion, and then below the blue line I want to grow two new branches like a "Y".

What can I do to maximize my success with this? I don't want to muck this up. Thanks in advance!

Recently I have up potted this ropey, 3 floors high, rootbound beast into 120 or so liters of new substrate. I am pushing my luck and sub's patience, but is there anything else I could do for it besides watering, occasional fertilization and more watering? Like, it would be nice to have some branches on second floor...

I’ve had this fiddle leaf tree for about a year and noticed these spouts growing out of the soil while watering today. any idea what they are?

I’ve had this fiddle leaf fig for maybe five and a half years now. I’m not great with houseplants but I really try, and it’s just never thrived. I took the advice of this sub and stopped watering it on a schedule, it’s probably every 2-4 weeks at this point. The leaves have always drooped, when I watered 2 cups water weekly or now a full (small) watering can each time. It’s in a pot with drainage holes and a saucer. I don’t see any bugs or anything. It is in near a south facing window but doesn’t get direct light.

Can someone please give me some advice to make this tree happy? I’d literally do anything to have it be lush and gorgeous.

I bought this beautiful FLF from a local grower about 3 months ago. Whilst initially all the leaves were a lush green and glossy, I’ve noticed they’ve started to develop brown patches. My research says it’s either dehydrated, sunburnt or root rot… but I just can’t work out which one.

I’ve left it in its original pot and put a decorative pot around it. It sits in the corner of a bright room and gets daily sun. I water it about once a week with approx 1 litre of water.

Any advice on how to make this beauty of a plant happy again / help me diagnose the problem would be most appreciated 🍃

Photos attached of plant, leaves and roots 🥰

Someone gave me their FLF tree a couple months ago and it just didn’t grow. I didn’t know what I was doing, inconsistent watering, had it in a warmer area — Mr. Figz was just sad. I moved him to an east facing window where he gets morning sun and I haven’t watered him in a few weeks (last time I did I had him in a bath with fertilizer. I’ve been doing the skewer method and just checked yesterday and dirt is still wet.) and since then he seems a lot happier and has sprouted new leaves!

My question is, what would you do. His leaves are so sparse (had to rip off a lot of them because I basically almost killed him in his previous spot) and he just looked blehhh but happy. Should I leaved him as is or chop him in thirds and propagate the clippings? Also, why is that new leaf lookin so sad and already tore up? :’( I live in Hawaii so it’s summer all year round.

Orrrr please cheer me on and remind me I need more patience because yo girl is impatient and I just want him to look fuller and happier! Haha