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Hoping to gain some knowledge and advice if possible please. I was bought my Ficus fig as a gift 2 years ago but since then it has gone from great growth to slowly getting worse, so I feel I am doing something wrong.

The pictures shows the leaves are almost all gone and the remaining are browning, with the new growth looking to brown at the tip.

About 2 weeks ago I was worried water was not draining enough so replaced the soil with some courser mix which helps the water drain through. This hasn't seemed to help. I never know if I'm over watering or under watering as the results seem to be the same. I use liquid fertilizer I was given with the tree.

Any advice on what I can do to rule out some options and bring the tree back to life. I am based in the south of the UK and the tree lives in doors by a big window which direct sunlight in the afternoon.

Thank you

Most ficus indoors up here in sweden turns quite bare in winter due to lack of light. They also gets all kinds of pests in spring when spring comes and they are weak after the winter. The best solution for that is bringing them outdoors as soon as temperature is safe above 5c. Its important to do the transition from low light conditions to high light conditions slowly over a period of time not to chock them. But almost always they come back strong in summer. If you want to optimize overwintering, it makes sence to lower temperature and get artificial lights.

Hey, thanks for the reply. I have been taking the tree outside in the day and bringing it in at night as its still a little too cold in England to leave it out i think?

Leatherback is in germany close to netherlands I think. Same growing zone as most of England. And knows what he is doing He mowed his ficus trees out last week.

I mentioned 10c and you reply your place is pretty cold. Our tropical forum members would say that 20c is pretty cold while I, from Sweden would say -10 is pretty cold. Bear in mind this is an international forum and we all have different perspectives. So, what is pretty cold for you?

Hey,

Ah that is interesting to know.

Very true about the different temperatures, currently in the Uk where i am at night i believe it is still below the 5 degrees C at night, but slowly warming up. Nothing compared to -10

Thank you

Still unsure what to do with my tree. Ive read multiple forums and guides and all have conflicting information so I'm not sure how I am ment to learn. Some say the only way to revive is to report, others say reporting is too stressful, suggested here was to move it outside, So how do I determine what is best?

Currently in the UK we have cloudy unpredictable weather so I have left the tree inside at the window it has been at for the last year, some suggestions were it was not getting enough light so I bought some full spectrum lights to try and boast the light for the tree. Currently they are on a lower setting.

The upper branches seem dead to me and snap, but the lower two are still have a spring to them

Any further help would be great please, thank you

The only possible rescue is to bring it outside.

So just leave it out and hope for the best, day and night?

So being inside the tree shouldn't be subjected to any drafts or breezes, but im ok to leave it outside in the breeze and rain as long as we are over the temps previously said?

Thank you

If you are worried you can wait a few more weeks. A greenhouse would be the best, but I guess that is not an option?

Hey, I don't have a green house. I do have some clear plastic tubs I could put over the tree whilst it is outside if that is a sensible idea?

Thank you