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Dec 14, Pruning a Ficus Tree That Has Lost All of Its Leaves Ficus tree (Ficus benjamina), also known as weeping fig, makes an attractive, undemanding houseplant. Ficus tree’s. Ficus trees (Ficus benjamina) are one of the most common plants found adorning home interiors around the world, but this finicky species can cause many owners to wring their hands in frustration.

While it is an easy to care for, attractive plant, it’s known when to trim back crabapple trees drop its leaves for seemingly no reason at bushfelling.barted Reading Time: 9 mins.

Jan 19, emPhoto: Steve Bender/em. Here is a list of common reasons a ficus tree drops its leaves.

Keep in mind though that when you bring it back indoors at the end of the summer you will see leaf drop then as the plant works to acclimatize.

1. You bought it at a greenhouse and brought it home. See, a ficus tree hates change. And in your house, it finds dimmer light and lower humidity than in the bushfelling.bar: Steve Bender. Indoor conditions are rarely close to ideal for a plant like ficus to thrive. If possible I would put the plant the plant in open shade first and over a two week period move it into full Sun. Outdoor the plant will respond much more vigorously. Losing all leaves is a setback for the but not necessary the end of it.

Aug 27, There are several common reasons for your Ficus tree to drop leaves: Change in the environment. The most common causes are sudden changes in water, lighting and fertilizing. Overwatering or underwatering. If the plant receives too much or too little water it can be harmful to the plant and cause leaves to bushfelling.barted Reading Time: 4 mins. It may have also dropped leaves because it was half-dormant (the light outside would have told it it's winter, even if it's indoors).

Watering now (a leafless tree) is pointless except if it's completely dry right through, so relax. Jan 03, So the ficus has just had a good hosing down - it lost about half of the remaining leaves, but a huge number of small brown flecks also came off too!

Having looked at some of the pictures on the link you sent, I think it probably was scale - one of the more subtle looking bushfelling.barted Reading Time: 7 mins.