can you say something about pruning? I''ve got some 'leggy' branches from lack of past pruning. Don't really want to cut them now as it would leave some holes. Thank you.
You can definitely do some ‘beauty’ pruning! If it seems to be somewhat dormant, wait until spring. Mine is in active growth, so I would trim away! I would put the stem cuttings in water to propagate them. Once they root, you can put them back in the original pot or start a new plant.
I have a Ficus Benjamina tree and I don't think that it is happy in my home. I was watering it once a week and I had it sitting in my living room where it could get some indirect sun light. I was thinking that it was not getting enough sunlight so I put a growing light on it. The leaves have been turning brown and falling off. I called the place where I purchased the tree and they told me to torn off the grow light and water it twice a week but I have been getting a larger amount of brown falling leaves. Please help me save my plant.
Question: my big ficus lost quite some leaves when i bought it, that was 7 years ago, since then it looks like a chicken that was run over by a lawnmower, it has some leaves, but it just froze, almost didn't produce new ones, looks pretty pityful. I tried watering more, watering less, moving it closer to the window, further, repotting, replacing the soil, fertilizer.. nothing. Even moving doesn't upset it anymore. It's as if it was.. depressed :D What could be the reason? How to make it grow leaves?
Aww! A depressed ficus is so sad! It sounds like you have tried everything & nothing is working. Have you tried propagating it? I would take several stem cuttings below a node & place in water. You may be able to get some roots to grow & can pot those up to make a new plant. Good luck!
I had a similar problem because I did not know they don’t grow new leaves where ones fell out. My Benjamin is looking so good now 2 months after cutting all the little branches that were leafless and the new ones mostly grew out where I initially cut the old one. Maybe that’s something obvious that you already tried, but since I would have never thought of that I thought it may be useful information for you, too 🙈
we own a mature tree that we've had for a week or so. the leaves are browning, and there are brown spots on the stem and branches. should I worry about scales?
I could imagine the change of influences/ circumstances (light/ place/ maybe the moving itself…) was a little to much for your Ficus. Have you found the cause? I would like an update to know if it recovered. I just got gifted a huge one myself and it is looking relatively fine since I moved it here a week ago. I am still a little concerned and expecting it to get sick, I love this plant and I was so lucky to get a beautiful, big one for free. I would be heartbroken if something happens.. does someone know how long after the stress or moving it is possible to see effects?
@@OneGreenpeaCeCe Hello there, I enjoyed the video way more than I would have thought! Really well executed. I hope you will see this and would really look forward to your opinion on my reply above. 🙈
Good evening. Two remarks: - scientific names are writen the first name ( genus name ) starting with a capital letter and the second name ( the species name ) starting with a small letter ( example: " Ficus benjamina" ). That is the correct way. - the genus is "Ficus". Not "fic".
It is really hard to know without seeing the plant or where it is located. This plant is rather sensitive to change .. Has anything changed that you can think of? Temperature, watering, light? Or have you moved the plant? Do you have a cat that could have gotten into it? I would check the plant thoroughly for insects - check where the leaf connects to the stem for spider mites. Check the soil, is is excessively dry? What happens when you water - if it runs right through, the plant could be root bound & ready to be re-potted. Good luck!!
Hi Wendy! Misting is a temporary solution. You would have to mist all day 😅 and it isn’t good for the leaves to stay wet. Best way I have found to increase humidity is to group plants & have a diffuser/humidifier running nearby.
This was such a helpful video! I have been taking care of my variegated ficus for about 6 months now. No leaf dropping! But, I'm starting to train the trunks into a braid and I noticed some WEEPING! Cause for concern or normal?
Bah, BebG as we call him, ornery, ornery, ornery! I think 4 months in we are still trying to learn it’s water demands. Sigh. It’s so pretty but baaaah...ornery!
Awesome!! Allergy info is interesting
I know, I found it fascinating, too!
Great video! I have a veriegated ficus benjamina and I think they are super cool plants.
I just got a variegated benjamina from Steve’s Leaves! It’s tiny but so cute!
Super useful video proud to be your 100th subscriber :)
Omigosh that is the nicest comment! Thank you!!! Just filmed a new video today - I love what I do & I love this plant community!
can you say something about pruning? I''ve got some 'leggy' branches from lack of past pruning. Don't really want to cut them now as it would leave some holes. Thank you.
You can definitely do some ‘beauty’ pruning! If it seems to be somewhat dormant, wait until spring. Mine is in active growth, so I would trim away! I would put the stem cuttings in water to propagate them. Once they root, you can put them back in the original pot or start a new plant.
I have a Ficus Benjamina tree and I don't think that it is happy in my home. I was watering it once a week and I had it sitting in my living room where it could get some indirect sun light. I was thinking that it was not getting enough sunlight so I put a growing light on it. The leaves have been turning brown and falling off. I called the place where I purchased the tree and they told me to torn off the grow light and water it twice a week but I have been getting a larger amount of brown falling leaves. Please help me save my plant.
Twice a week is toooo much .
1-2 a week
Loved how you introduced information, like everything I need to know in beautiful way. Thanks 😍😍
Thank you for taking the time to comment! 💚
Hello , I just bought one and was planning on having it on my bedroom window.. what should I do? Keep it or or consider moving it somewhere else ..
Hello. Thank you for your nice video. When should we cut the dried or old branch?
Feel free to cut out dried or dead branches whenever you want to!
These things will live for decades when there happy
Temperamental?? It was my only plant to survive when I was in the hospital for 4mths.
My ficus Benjamina has no leaves n is mostly a light brown stems… help!!!
do you have a video for rex begonia?
I have not made one on that yet - I think I will this summer! Do you have a specific question on them?
Question: my big ficus lost quite some leaves when i bought it, that was 7 years ago, since then it looks like a chicken that was run over by a lawnmower, it has some leaves, but it just froze, almost didn't produce new ones, looks pretty pityful. I tried watering more, watering less, moving it closer to the window, further, repotting, replacing the soil, fertilizer.. nothing. Even moving doesn't upset it anymore. It's as if it was.. depressed :D What could be the reason? How to make it grow leaves?
Aww! A depressed ficus is so sad! It sounds like you have tried everything & nothing is working. Have you tried propagating it? I would take several stem cuttings below a node & place in water. You may be able to get some roots to grow & can pot those up to make a new plant. Good luck!
I had a similar problem because I did not know they don’t grow new leaves where ones fell out. My Benjamin is looking so good now 2 months after cutting all the little branches that were leafless and the new ones mostly grew out where I initially cut the old one. Maybe that’s something obvious that you already tried, but since I would have never thought of that I thought it may be useful information for you, too 🙈
we own a mature tree that we've had for a week or so. the leaves are browning, and there are brown spots on the stem and branches. should I worry about scales?
You will have to look closely - scale are visible to the eye. If you don’t see small bugs, it could be a fungus.
I could imagine the change of influences/ circumstances (light/ place/ maybe the moving itself…) was a little to much for your Ficus. Have you found the cause? I would like an update to know if it recovered. I just got gifted a huge one myself and it is looking relatively fine since I moved it here a week ago. I am still a little concerned and expecting it to get sick, I love this plant and I was so lucky to get a beautiful, big one for free. I would be heartbroken if something happens.. does someone know how long after the stress or moving it is possible to see effects?
@@OneGreenpeaCeCe Hello there, I enjoyed the video way more than I would have thought! Really well executed. I hope you will see this and would really look forward to your opinion on my reply above. 🙈
i just rescued one that was going to get dumped ,can you advise me what to do if i upload pics plz
Congrats on being a plant rescuer! I would love to help!
Thanks for sharing, will the Ficus benjamina be ok for medium to low light?
Thank you for your advice so helpful
I"m told to rotate 90degrees clockwise every two weeks.
Luckily the Weeping fig tree I have is in front of a South window and does quite nicely. It’s only about 30 inches in height.
Good evening.
Two remarks:
- scientific names are writen the first name ( genus name ) starting with a capital letter and the second name ( the species name ) starting with a small letter ( example: " Ficus benjamina" ). That is the correct way.
- the genus is "Ficus". Not "fic".
Finally someone who doesnt go into 20 different tangents!
Why is my 6’ tall ficus benjamina suddenly all it’s dropping leaves?
It is really hard to know without seeing the plant or where it is located. This plant is rather sensitive to change .. Has anything changed that you can think of? Temperature, watering, light? Or have you moved the plant? Do you have a cat that could have gotten into it? I would check the plant thoroughly for insects - check where the leaf connects to the stem for spider mites. Check the soil, is is excessively dry? What happens when you water - if it runs right through, the plant could be root bound & ready to be re-potted. Good luck!!
how do u feed it ? with what how often thanks
I fertilize all my plants at every water during the growing season. I use a super diluted fertilizer. Currently it is Happy Happy Houseplant
what's wrong with misting?
Misting doesn’t help with humidity & can cause a fungal issue if the leaves stay wet.
Enjoyed the content, need art on the walls to help with echo
Thanks for the tip! I have updated my microphone so my recent videos are much better!
Why should I avoid misting it?
It doesn’t increase humidity in any measurable way & the moisture on the leaves can lead to a fungus. Hope that helps!
Thank you for this helpful and educational video ⭐️Why is it bad to mist them if they thrive in high humidity?
Hi Wendy! Misting is a temporary solution. You would have to mist all day 😅 and it isn’t good for the leaves to stay wet. Best way I have found to increase humidity is to group plants & have a diffuser/humidifier running nearby.
@@OneGreenpeaCeCe Thank you for clarifying.
This was such a helpful video! I have been taking care of my variegated ficus for about 6 months now. No leaf dropping! But, I'm starting to train the trunks into a braid and I noticed some WEEPING! Cause for concern or normal?
I would guess (without seeing) that it is a normal stress reaction. They are super finicky about being touched & moved
I want! 💕
I have a variegated benjamina ficus. I named her Karen 😂😂
That is hilarious!! Thanks for sharing 🤣
Good video but hard to Uber stand you because of the echo. In the bare room on.
I’m so sorry! I will try to add a rug or something to muffle the echo
Very echoey so hard to understand and listen to.
Otherwise excellent information.
Thank you 🌿🌱🍃
Bah, BebG as we call him, ornery, ornery, ornery! I think 4 months in we are still trying to learn it’s water demands. Sigh. It’s so pretty but baaaah...ornery!
Haha! They can be ornery for sure!
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Nice mic… 🙄
Sound is terrible
I know … this was very early in my RUclips life. I have a microphone now & quality is much better. Thanks for the feedback!
This was so helpful thank u !
Thank you for watching!!