Thanks ken...that does look familiar....sounds like it might be maple tar spot. Thanks for the reply. Going home to rake up some leaves now :) Have a great weekend! -Chris

When I was living in apartments, I bought a bunch of 5 gallon containers. And they worked "OK". It took a lot of watering. If I had that time to "do over", I would get or make 10 gallon tubs. You can buy really large pots (bigger than 5 gals) or you can build them from wood (exterior plywood with pond liner inside). 5 gallon can work, but soil volume really does matter.

Yes, Mr Blubs is right that your plant has scale insects. How important is this plant to you? If this plant isn't sentimental or valuable, it may not be worth it to try to fight the scale. Scale can be tough to eradicate. If you really want to try to save the plant though, I would suggest using a systemic pesticide that is labeled for indoor use in addition to following the advice to spray it (as well as the pot and the surrounding area) with a mixture to try to kill the insects every few days for several weeks.

I don't know if that would cause the problem. But you should tell them no more herbicides or chemicals since you no longer have a lawn but an orchard with grass. The half life of that chemical in soil is 1.5 years and plants take it up through their roots... The trees could be having trouble for other reasons. The mulberry does not have iron deficiency, that first appears on new growth. That is probably magnesium deficiency. Are the roots healthy? The leaves look a little wilted to me, maybe it is overwatered? The fig looks stressed but not sure why. How have you been watering it and how long ago was it planted? Which region do you live in and what has the weather been like? Some more pics might help.