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is our plant sick?

momonPmomonP Posts: 4
in Problem solving
my wife acquired this ficus elastica almost a month ago from a good friend, after two weeks it shed 2 lower leaves, and then a branch appeared, and the following week 2 more leaves dropped, and another branch started to appear, but i noticed that on one new leaf, there is a brown spot

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited March 2021
    It seems to be in the dark in a small pot Either of these issues will affect the health of your plant. Is there a drainage hole in the bottom of the pot?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It could also have been shocked by the move, particularly if it was taken outside to a car etc when the weather was cold. However, losing some lower leaves and growing side branches is natural behaviour for a rubber plant as it grows older. It's a large tree in it's natural tropical habitat.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • momonPmomonP Posts: 4
    B3 said:
    It seems to be in the dark in a small pot Either of these issues will affect the health of your plant. Is there a drainage hole in the bottom of the pot?
    there is a drainage hole in that pot, regarding the pot size, is there a ratio that is to be a guide for example, a 4 ft. ficus should at least be in a 14in X 14 in pot?

  • momonPmomonP Posts: 4
    JennyJ said:
    It could also have been shocked by the move, particularly if it was taken outside to a car etc when the weather was cold. However, losing some lower leaves and growing side branches is natural behaviour for a rubber plant as it grows older. It's a large tree in it's natural tropical habitat.
    i remembered we had a difficulty loading it in the car when we transported it
  • momonPmomonP Posts: 4
    i found some more leaves that fall yesterday aw we went home late in the afternoon
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