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ficus benjamina disease
Hi Bruno, I am writing in reference to your message that I have copied below. I have a ficus tree that is exhibiting the same symptoms. Did you get any useful asnwers to your inquiry? Thanks for your help, Nisreen --------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone, I have an indoor cultivated ficus benjamina which used to grow perfectly well until a few weeks ago, when its leaves started (by great numbers) to turn yellow and fall. I first thought that I was giving it too much water so I stopped watering it but it didn't change anything to its plight. Having a closer look to it I observed a strange thing, which I think maybe the cause of the 'disease': accumulation of dried latex specifically located under the petiole of the leaves. Almost all leaves have the symptom. Sometimes the part of the leaf attached to the petiole seems wet or greasy, as if latex had leaked on it. Usually there are dark scars underneath the dried latex beads, sometimes there are scars and dried latex elsewhere too on the leaves. No visible bugs, even under a magnifying glass. Pictures of the symptome are visible at http://www.brunodenis.freesurf.fr/ficus/1.jpg http://www.brunodenis.freesurf.fr/ficus/2.jpg http://www.brunodenis.freesurf.fr/ficus/3.jpg http://www.brunodenis.freesurf.fr/ficus/4.jpg Does anyone know: - first, if the latex bead syndrom is common? - second, if is it the sign of a disease and related to leaves dropping? - third, what in this case I should do to cure my ficus. Many thanks for your help. Bruno |
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ficus benjamina disease
Ficus benjamina "losing its leaves" disease?
You mean, they have never dropped their leaves before? Do a Google search, sweet pea, and you will find this is a common occurrence with this plant and not a disease at all. ******************* Latex bead syndrome? Is that anything like the porcelain China syndrome? "Nisreen I. Salti" wrote in message .net... Hi Bruno, I am writing in reference to your message that I have copied below. I have a ficus tree that is exhibiting the same symptoms. Did you get any useful asnwers to your inquiry? Thanks for your help, Nisreen --------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone, I have an indoor cultivated ficus benjamina which used to grow perfectly well until a few weeks ago, when its leaves started (by great numbers) to turn yellow and fall. I first thought that I was giving it too much water so I stopped watering it but it didn't change anything to its plight. Having a closer look to it I observed a strange thing, which I think maybe the cause of the 'disease': accumulation of dried latex specifically located under the petiole of the leaves. Almost all leaves have the symptom. Sometimes the part of the leaf attached to the petiole seems wet or greasy, as if latex had leaked on it. Usually there are dark scars underneath the dried latex beads, sometimes there are scars and dried latex elsewhere too on the leaves. No visible bugs, even under a magnifying glass. Pictures of the symptome are visible at http://www.brunodenis.freesurf.fr/ficus/1.jpg http://www.brunodenis.freesurf.fr/ficus/2.jpg http://www.brunodenis.freesurf.fr/ficus/3.jpg http://www.brunodenis.freesurf.fr/ficus/4.jpg Does anyone know: - first, if the latex bead syndrom is common? - second, if is it the sign of a disease and related to leaves dropping? - third, what in this case I should do to cure my ficus. Many thanks for your help. Bruno |
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