Hi! I am pretty new to ficus bonsai (and to plants in general). It's leaves started turning brown, drying and falling off. The first pic is from 30 sept, the second one from 3rd oct and the last one from today (so you can see the evolution). I water it once a week until the soil is hydrated and water is coming of the pot wholes. I tried moving it so it has more sun light. I dont't know if i undertwater or overwater it. Any tips to make it come back? Thanks!
Ficus leaves turning brown
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Alaskanrocket
Yamadori
My wild guess would be the trunks with all the dying leaves are suffering from root rot, this is assuming that it is separate trees (root mass). If it were mine, I would repot immediately and change the substrate out to a mixture with more inorganic material, maybe something like 50% pumice, 50% fine pine bark. Basically a potting media that will drain freely but will also hold some moisture so it doesn't need daily watering. While repotting Id cut off any rotting or dead roots.
Like I said, this is just my guess. If it were pest's I would think you would see a more of a dispersed issue and judging by the color of the soil oversaturated soil/root rot could be the issue.
Like I said, this is just my guess. If it were pest's I would think you would see a more of a dispersed issue and judging by the color of the soil oversaturated soil/root rot could be the issue.
