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ficus leaves closing?

21 years ago

HI... I BOUGHT A BONSAI FICUS TREE (FICUS BENJAMINA)ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND IT SEEMS TO BE CLOSING ITS LEAVES MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY.... NO YELLOWING,OR DROPPING OF ITS LEAVES. THE TREE LOOKS HEALTHY. I KEEP THE SOIL MOIST, NOT WET,AND I DONT KNOW IF ITS MY IMAGINATION OR WHAT BUT I WOULD SWEAR THAT THE LEAVES WERE ALMOST OPEN FLAT WHEN I GOT IT. ANY IDEAS?? THANKS..... TOM

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ficusjerry
21 years ago
It sounds like your are keeping your fig too wet. The soil as checked about one inch down from the top should be nearly dry before you water again.
Good luck.
Jerry

Whitefish Montana USA
Zone 4-5
http://www.bonsaihunk.us
TurtleBo
21 years ago
Is it all of the leaves or just a few? Are they bumpy looking? If so it might be thrips. Look all over the plant for little black bugs with pincers on their tails. You can wash these off with water and a small amount of mild dish detergent. Use a spray bottle and spray them individually till they fall off(kinda like pressure washing). This worked for my ficus. They were all infested last fall, but look fine now.
Good luck,
Turtle
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