Schefflera house plant dying - what to do??
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Help! Scheffleras are dying indoors - is it too little light?
Comments (5)The cassia will be good, but you're right, it might take some time. If you can put up some shade cloth and have some misting system going just the increase in humidity could help. But you'd need to shelter from wind as well. A strong dry wind would take away all the effects of misting very rapidly. A number of plants drop leaves with changing situations. I get various trees losing leaves at different times. By the time the last of the old leaves have fallen the tree is full of new leaves opening out again. Mostly it happens with the change of conditions between wet and dry. Although, my African Mahogany drop a lot of leaves at the start of spring when we get out hottest weather. Looking up at the tree tops you don't notice the loss of leaves as they're being replaced simultaneously. But the ground is deep with them....See MoreSchefflera/umbrella tree dying! please help!
Comments (14)All I know is what I experienced while living in the Upper Florida Keys for 15 yrs, back in the late 1980's to 2005. While there, living in my home in Islamorada, there occurred a big uproar concerning the Schelfflera trees that were growing there. One new waterfront development had a row of them 250 ft long as a close-in buffer from route 1. The roots were so invasive there, many shocking stories. One I recall concerned a nearby homeowner who looked into her 2nd floor toilet to see the tip of a root from the Scheffelera tree that was growing in the soil next to her outside wall. The extrication of the tree & roots was not a small job ! As I recall, all homeowners were advised not to plant this particular tree on their lot,...and it was adamantly emphasized that, if they do, - they not plant the tree adjacent to a home or pool. Copied from an article in the Naples Daily News : Schelfflera actinophylla, also known as Queensland Umbrella Tree, is one of those handsome trees with glossy leaves and pink stem-borne flower clusters in July that you wouldn't think twice about having in a layered landscape. But it's time to think this one over. This schefflera is invasive in Southwest Florida because the birds carry its seeds everywhere. You could just cut the flower off to keep the seeds from ripening, but these guys get pretty tall, upwards of 40 feet, fast. What's even worse is that they have a juggernaut of a root system that's been known to crack concrete house and pool foundations....See Moregold Capella schefflera dying
Comments (24)The plant might, might come back, but extremely highly doubtful. Im sure the leaves we're dead so removing them probably not a big deal. But over night was probably just too much too long and roots could have frozen too. House plants are mostly tropical plants and can't usually withstand below freezing, even a few minutes can kill some or cause leaves to fall off. Only time will tell if any life in yours left. Cut back tips a few inches and wait a month. You don't water a healthy plant that size every day, maybe once a week thoroughly drenching soil then removing excess so pot not sitting in water. Since your plant is now essentially dormant so no watering except maybe every two weeks or less to keep from being totally devoid of moisture....See MoreIs my Schefflera Actinophylla dying/dead?
Comments (2)Um, I don't think a Schef can take Sacramento sun in summer! Especially if it's not been acclimated. But I would think the other very soft looking growth would also be fried. Another thing that can cause burn like that is watering with a hot hose. Hose water sitting in the sun can be boiling hot unless you run the water until cool....See MoreMentha (East TN, Zone 6B-7A)
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