I am pulling my hair out trying to figure out what is wrong with my Ficus

[JuniperSol]

There is no such thing as to much light for this ficus...that's why I asked. It's from the transition is still my guess. Especially if you see colder temps than inside. *Even though it can handle the temps you are allowing it to stay in. It is acclimating to its new environment. It may defoliate to allow new leaves to do a better job in the new environment.

If it doesn't get leggy...it's got adequate light exposure. Looks healthy other than normal leaf drop. Again, mine I don't see this on. Because my tree isn't allowed under 65F by my own choice. As long as they are kept above 40F your golden.


Then just allow it to acclimate...and breathe. It's fine.

Appreciate it

 

[sorce]

Fact.
Leaves grown inside and outside are completely different.

They shed indoor leaves when they sense outdoors and shed outdoor leaves when they sense indoors.

We can tell when we are indoors or outdoors, even with our eyes closed.

Trees have even better senses for this.

GOD DAMN the 2-step. Resorce.

If we can't see the detriment over the "benefit", we are lost!

Add the detriment to the time with our family and we may as well just ....

Sorce

 

[Grovic]

I can't wait to see this in 5 years! It's gonna look amazing

I sure hope so, lol.

 

[sorce]

Water it more too.

Sorce

 

[Grovic]

Fact.
Leaves grown inside and outside are completely different.

They shed indoor leaves when they sense outdoors and shed outdoor leaves when they sense indoors.

We can tell when we are indoors or outdoors, even with our eyes closed.

Trees have even better senses for this.

GOD DAMN the 2-step. Resorce.

If we can't see the detriment over the "benefit", we are lost!

Add the detriment to the time with our family and we may as well just ....

Sorce

Is the 2-step bad?

 

[JuniperSol]

There is no such thing as to much light for this ficus...that's why I asked. It's from the transition is still my guess. Especially if you see colder temps than inside. *Even though it can handle the temps you are allowing it to stay in. It is acclimating to its new environment. It may defoliate to allow new leaves to do a better job in the new environment.

If it doesn't get leggy...it's got adequate light exposure. Looks healthy other than normal leaf drop. Again, mine I don't see this on. Because my tree isn't allowed under 65F by my own choice. As long as they are kept above 40F your golden.


Then just allow it to acclimate...and breathe. It's fine.

Thank you, I appreciate this

edit: oops I thought my first thanks didn't send. Haha double thanks

 

[JuniperSol]

Water it more too.

Sorce

It gets plenty of water, trust me. I run it under the sink head till I see the soil is completely moist and water is draining from the bottom

 

[JuniperSol]

Fact.
Leaves grown inside and outside are completely different.

They shed indoor leaves when they sense outdoors and shed outdoor leaves when they sense indoors.

We can tell when we are indoors or outdoors, even with our eyes closed.

Trees have even better senses for this.

GOD DAMN the 2-step. Resorce.

If we can't see the detriment over the "benefit", we are lost!

Add the detriment to the time with our family and we may as well just ....

Sorce

What's the 2 Step?

 

[Cadillactaste]

What's the 2 Step?

Taking inside when the night temps are to cold for it...back out on the bench when the day temps warm. I just refuse to do that. I find I do enough two stepping with the trees that are no longer dormant. The tropical stay inside until they can go and stay outside.

 

[_#1_]

Fact.
Leaves grown inside and outside are completely different.

They shed indoor leaves when they sense outdoors and shed outdoor leaves when they sense indoors.

Yes an no?

My ginseng ficus and miracle fruit tree doesn't drop their leaves when moved. Only difference is leaf size. They are UUUGE when indoor.

And yeah I agree it could use more soil. Suggestions on the type?

Looks like original soil could be perlite and pine bark chip. That's what I would use. 50/50

Like cadilactaste, I don't leave mine outside till it reach 50f. I bring mine in when it lowered to around 55f. This year I tried without using 4-4'x2' T5 lights and it grew exactly the same as last year with lights. It's placed in front of south facing bay style window so sun all day. I had to hard prune 3 times this winter.

I'm in the process of ground layering and will separate when weather gets warmer.

 

[JuniperSol]

Taking inside when the night temps are to cold for it...back out on the bench when the day temps warm. I just refuse to do that. I find I do enough two stepping with the trees that are no longer dormant. The tropical stay inside until they can go and stay outside.

Oh ok. I haven't had to two step luckily. Although the upcoming weather isn't looking promising. Thanks for the tip!

 

[Cadillactaste]

Oh ok. I haven't had to two step luckily. Although the upcoming weather isn't looking promising. Thanks for the tip!

Welcome...I'm two stepping trees right now that won't fit under the grow lights in the greenhouse. Dormant trees are awake...and my night temps are still to cold. I had a week of being spoiled by Mother Nature and they sat on my bench...an entire week! Now, doesn't look promising until May tenth. We have a chance at snow flurries tonight even. Two stepping is a way of bonsai...Even the southern folk occasionally have to do it.

 

[JuniperSol]

Welcome...I'm two stepping trees right now that won't fit under the grow lights in the greenhouse. Dormant trees are awake...and my night temps are still to cold. I had a week of being spoiled by Mother Nature and they sat on my bench...an entire week! Now, doesn't look promising until May tenth. We have a chance at snow flurries tonight even. Two stepping is a way of bonsai...Even the southern folk occasionally have to do it.

Yeppers. Not looking forward to moving a handful of trees inside. I know my mom certainly isn't lol (I'm 19 and still live at home)

 

[Forsoothe!]

And the leaves reduce well, this tree is under one foot...

 

[JuniperSol]

And the leaves reduce well, this tree is under one foot...
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Beautiful specimen. I wish I could find something like this, but I know I cannot give it the conditions it prefers when it comes to humidity for developing large roots like that

 

[Forsoothe!]

When you repot you will see some thick roots and you can repot higher, exposing more of them. They will grow over time. Here is the original potting of this tree...



The attempt to create Banyons by merely burying the ends didn't work, perhaps removing bark from the ends would have worked better. It should work if the proper procedure is followed??

 

[Ken Duncan]

In the closeup pictures I can see some scale.
this can cause some leaf drop as well as causing weakness in the growth.
I remove all of the leaves on my ficus in the summer this makes the bud back all over and produces more and smaller leaves. They can be leaf pruned up to 3 times in a year.
if this was my tree I prune the branches back by at least 50%.

 

[JuniperSol]

In the closeup pictures I can see some scale.
this can cause some leaf drop as well as causing weakness in the growth.
I remove all of the leaves on my ficus in the summer this makes the bud back all over and produces more and smaller leaves. They can be leaf pruned up to 3 times in a year.
if this was my tree I prune the branches back by at least 50%.

Mind sending me a screen shot the the scale?

 

[Maiden69]

The attempt to create Banyons by merely burying the ends didn't work, perhaps removing bark from the ends would have worked better. It should work if the proper procedure is followed??

Banyan? If so they are aerial roots, you're not going to get them by sticking the tip of the branches into the ground. You need a lot of humidity for aerial roots to develop on their own. You can create them artificially by either making a cut in the branch and inserting it in a tube with soil so the roots grow down into the ground, exposing them as they get thicker (kinda like when you make root over rock or exposed root bonsais), or by approach grafting skinny shoots from the ground into the branches, cutting off the reminder of the shoot once established.

No need to know Spanish, just look at the pictures.

https://escueladebonsaionline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/MI-FICUS-TIGER-BARK-ebook.pdf

 

[JuniperSol]

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Banyan? If so they are aerial roots, you're not going to get them by sticking the tip of the branches into the ground. You need a lot of humidity for aerial roots to develop on their own. You can create them artificially by either making a cut in the branch and inserting it in a tube with soil so the roots grow down into the ground, exposing them as they get thicker (kinda like when you make root over rock or exposed root bonsais), or by approach grafting skinny shoots from the ground into the branches, cutting off the reminder of the shoot once established.

I’ve only been into bonsai for 2 months and this is going way over my head lol