So it is a little bit difficult to confirm that the symptoms are.
Rubber plant bonsai losing leaves.
In any case stop fertilizing over the winter dormant season.
It began losing a few leaves each day since.
The good news is that once you know the reasons for your ficus dropping leaves there.
Over and under watering generally show the same symptoms wilting.
I keep it by a window and keep the soil damp.
Light change a common reason for a rubber plant losing leaves is a change in the light.
A few rubber tree leaves may fall off the plant with the change from summer to fall when light levels.
Indoors it can be kept considerably smaller.
A few months of overwatering will lead to root rot only visible in the tree losing strength and dropping its leaves.
The rubber plant ficus elastica is a tough plant it can grow to over 100 tall outdoors.
I m a bonsai beginner.
The rubber tree plant ficus elastic grows to 6 to 10 feet indoors with large leathery and glossy leaves of 8 to 12 inches that may be green or deep green burgundy.
Some growers feed only once a year in the spring.
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 to drop its leaves for seemingly no reason at all.
You know the reason for the dropping and falling leaves.
The ficus genus of plants includes more than 800 species of trees shrubs and vines including weeping fig ficus benjamina which grows outdoors in u s.
You don t have to fertilize a rubber plant heavily.
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With some general rubber tree plant know how and a few common garden materials you can help prevent further leaf loss and reclaim the health of your plant.
Others give the plant a balanced fertilizer at dilution every month during the warm months.
Overwatering is a common reason when the indoor bonsai is planted in poor soil that retains too much water.
Most indoor bonsai species ficus carmona etc do not drop their leaves unless there is a problem.
If your rubber tree plant seems to be losing lots of leaves for no apparent reason you need to investigate and address potential issues with light temperature moisture pests and fertilizer.
If the plant is that old it is not drafts that are the cause of the decline but more likely to be the waterlogging of the soil mix.
Signs that a ficus plant is too dry.
Solution for over and under watering.
Now you should also know what steps you should take to treat the plant.
Many times this will happen when you bring your rubber tree plant in from outdoors and this change can cause a total drop of the rubber tree leaves.
