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Tree Leaves turning black please Help
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Hello lovely people I am new in this forum and looking for help for my little friend. So I recently saw this tree and the street, like someone had dumped it, and I decided to see if there is something I could do to treat it. The edges of the leaves are turning black and it has already lost many of its leaves. It seems to be going from top to bottom. Unfortunately I dont know what type o tree this is but if someone here could help out and advice on possible treatment I would be extremely grateful.
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First thing to do is to dunk the pot in a bucket of water till no further air bubbles appear and then let it drain. Then, with a clean sharp pair of secateurs cut off all the bare brown twiggy bits. Keep it in a sunny spot out of cold draughts and make sure it is watered as above so it doesn't get thirsty and doesn't sit in a puddle either.
As soon as you can, pot it into a slightly larger pot using good John Innes no 3 type compost. I feed mine with fertiliser for leafy houseplants and give it an occasional shower to keep the leaves dust free. I put it outside for the summer once night time temps are reliably above 10C but, as mine is variegated, I keep it in a bright spot out of direct sun which might burn it.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/7197/ficus-benjamina/details-beta
Ive rescued this gorgeous plant from the streets and she seems to not be doing to well..
Any recomendations or tips on gow i could give it a better care?