Ficus elastica
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ficus elastica stunted new leaves
Comments (24)robin98, I asked about this in another thread (Ficus Trees in Containers IV) and Al shed some light on this for me! Since the new growth we're seeing is an entirely new branch instead of a continuation of the original stem, it's normal for the first leaves to be small and get successively larger as the branch grows. Andrea, That is a very cool looking rubber tree! The answer I found for mine wouldn't be applicable to your entire plant though, so that's a new mystery entirely! Maybe it is just a random gene mutation?...See MoreFicus Elastica Burgundy Rubber Plant
Comments (0)Hello, I’ve had my ficus plant for a few years now. Despite my neglect, the plant has persevered. I’m trying very hard to bring back my plant (it seems to be doing better, growing new leaves). However, I would like the bottom stems to fill out. Is that still a possibility? Or are the bottom leaves gone for good? Also, could you please provide feedback - if the plant is on the right track or if there is anything I should do to aid its comeback. Once in a while, I see some little white marks - they don’t look like fluffy mealies but I’m not sure if it’s just hard water residue. 🤔 - I have wiped them with q-tips soaked in alcohol and there have been no bug carcasses left behind... Thank you! Diane...See Morewhat’s wrong with my ficus elastica tineke (variegated rubber tree)
Comments (2)I've often left these 2 explanations on this forum about questions that come up about the 2 following features of Ficus leaf anatomy. Ficus Anatomy Foliar glands in the inferior leaf surface at the leaf to petiole (leaf stem) transition are a normal part of Ficus anatomy, and so far, their purpose is not fully understood. They used to be referred to as 'wax' glands, and occur in a high % of the plants in the Moraceae family, including mulberry. Newer literature refers to the gland as a phenolic gland, because of the heavy deposits of phenolic compounds in the glandular region. Any exudates (oozings) that originate in the near vicinity of the gland are probably latex or residuals from same and not related to the gland itself. Ficus leaves often have other semi-regularly spaced white dots, which vary in salience, inside and roughly parallel to leaf margins and often misidentified as pests or glands. They are lithocysts, enlarged cells that contain crystals of calcium carbonate or calcium oxylate called cystoliths, and are another normal part of Ficus anatomy. Al...See MoreFicus elastica too high
Comments (1)https://www.google.com/search?q=probagate+rubber+tree+plant&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS783US846&oq=probagate+rubber+tree+plant&aqs=chrome..69i57j0i13i457j0i13j0i22i30l3.11373j1j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8...See Morealisonoz_gw
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