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Posted 7 years 8 months ago #32692
Hi , I just recently moved my 2 ficuses outside (about a week ago) as the night temperature was over 5 degrees ( apart from one night it went to 4 ) and this is what has been happening to the leaves
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Is it due to the cold or could it be something else ?
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Posted 7 years 8 months ago #32693
Ficus is a tropical tree, and temperatures below 10 degrees C are not common in the tropics. I guess they don't like cold nights and they stress.
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Posted 7 years 8 months ago #32694
I've been told they are all right down to 5 degrees , maybe they just need to get used to it , I'm just asking in case they are in in risk of death or they are just adjusting ?
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Posted 7 years 8 months ago #32695

Enaisio wrote: I've been told they are all right down to 5 degrees , maybe they just need to get used to it , I'm just asking in case they are in in risk of death or they are just adjusting ?


Why don't you wait a little longer? That's pretty cold temperatures for the tropics. They can sustain such temperatures, 1 or 2 nights but not constantly. It might be too early!. I don't bring any tropical plant outside until it is full on summer.
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Posted 7 years 8 months ago #32696
Ok I'll wait longer next year because from now on the temp at least for next week doesn't drop below 11 so they should be fine , unless it's better to put them back in now that they are stressed ?
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Posted 7 years 8 months ago #32704
It is not related to the cold. Ficus may drop leaves if they do not like the transition.

What you see is sunburn. Just like you get sunburnt in full sun. Plants need time to adjust from the dark indoors to the scorching outdoors. One of my trees looks the same. Do not remove them, the trun is sun sensitive too!
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Posted 7 years 8 months ago #32706
4-5 C sounds too harsh to me for a tropical tree.
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Posted 7 years 8 months ago #32709
I was waiting for your reply leatherback:) I thought it could be sunburn but I usually go darker after I get sunburn not lighter lol so it doesn't need any special care? Like sun lotion for example hehehe
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Posted 7 years 8 months ago #32711
Ideally you provide a spot where the plant does not get a lot of direct siunlight. But the main damage is done for now.
I just leave the plant, and it will regrow a new crop of leaves.
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Posted 7 years 8 months ago #32714
Ok , less than half the leaves are like this so it should be a problem , thanks a lot for the knowledge ;)
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