Comments for Ficus Trees Information

Comment on Bonsai Care Tips - Ficus Retusa by Hema Morjaria

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:28:27 +0000

Hi I have just bought a ficus retusa bonsai 2 months ago and all of a sudden it has started shedding it’s leaves. I have repotted the tree and started feeding it some B&Q fertilizer to see if this helps - any more advice?

Comment on Ficus Trees Classification Overview by ann plusko

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:59:15 +0000

I’m thinking about planting my verigated ficus outside it keeps outgrowing its pot, it’s about eight feet high. There are no scructures nearby except for a retaining wall about two feet away

Comment on Ficus Trees Propagation Overview by Lisa

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:22:26 +0000

Juat a small bit of info from a just for enjoyment gardener. I have tried propagation with the ficus and have been very successful about 90% of the time.All I did was cut the branches to prune the tree and put them in the soil in the same pot in which the tree is already growing. And then water and wait. It seems that when you do this metod they begen to root much faster. As far as the direct sunlight. I have them in direct sunlight for about 6 hours a day(morning) and the shaded the rest of the day. This is very easy to grow this way. You just have to get them out with a transplanter shovel before they inter twine with the roots of the original tree.

Comment on Growing Ficus Trees Outdoors Overview by sylvia birnberg

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:17:34 +0000

ficus tree outdoor in a pot leaves are turning brown & dropping off Help

Comment on Growing Ficus Trees Outdoors Overview by Jeremy

Wed, 27 May 2009 02:03:47 +0000

I have a ficus tree about 5 foot tall. I live in the Tampa, FL area. This winter my tree got hit by the frost. All the leaves have fallen off. I really don’t wanna lose it. Can I do anything, will it come back, should I cut it back, If so how far(much)? Need some help. Thank you.

Comment on Ficus Trees Insects Overview by Briggette

Wed, 20 May 2009 04:34:03 +0000

My schefflera plant has scale and is leaving honeydew(sticky residue)on the plant and my carpet. Do the bugs get into the carpet, drapes, etc.?
If so how do I treat those items?

Comment on Common Ficus Fungal Diseases - Sooty Mold by Cindy

Sat, 09 May 2009 16:43:53 +0000

I have a 10 year old ficus tree that has lost many leaves in the center of the tree. Also in the underside of the leaves there is one tiny white dropping? Not sure how to describe it but the white drop is at the bottom of the underside of each leaf and falls off easily. What is this and what can I do?

Comment on Ficus Trees Care & Culture Overview by Alicia

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:58:05 +0000

I have a braided (two trunks) Ficus that my grandmother grew for me from clippings off my mom’s tree. Half of it died during the last freeze. We are moving and I don’t want to uproot it. What is the best way to start a new braided tree from clippings? I live in central Florida.
Thank you.

Comment on Ficus Trees Insects Overview by Dianne

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:52:23 +0000

I have an indoor standar ficus. There are white dots on the base of a lot of the leaves. They feel like soap and leave a wet mark when I move them.
It looks like it might be sap because they are all in the same spot on the leaf.
What am I dealing with?

Thanks for any help you can give

Comment on Growing Ficus Trees Outdoors Overview by Tonya Eads

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:24:09 +0000

I have a ficus tree and I have had it for about 1 yr. I want to plant it outside. Will it survive if I plant it now in the ground. I want to know if that would be a good idea or should I just leave it in the pot I have it in. I want to plant it outside.