Pine drop-leaf table---do I want it?
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Comments (15)I found something in my search to stop the leaf drop problems I was having with my ficus benjamina and it may help you as well. Ficus trees are NOT phototropic. Which means unlike many plants, they can't turn their leaves to face the light. Instead, they drop leaves and regrow new ones that are positioned correctly. This means that doing something as simple as moving your plant a few feet or rotating it to give it even lighting can cause leaf drop. For example, in my apartment I have my ficus on the wall opposite my eastward facing window. When I brought it home it started dropping leaves immediately (that was to be expected, shock, change of water amounts etc.) But when it continued to drop leaves I thought maybe it wasn't getting enough light so I moved it next to the window where it began shedding leaves even faster. I put it back on the wall opposite the window and have left it there and within 2 weeks it began to sprout new leaves. Many of the old leaves continue to drop off despite the fact that they seem otherwise healthy. Basically, when you get a ficus, decide where you're going to put it and LEAVE IT THERE. If you put it outside for the summer, expect it to be nude a month after you bring it in for the fall or winter. Try to avoid direct sunlight especially next to windows as windows tend to concentrate infrared light which creates an extremely dry environment. If you want it next to a window be prepared to mist it several times a week. Ficus need medium light. They can't tolerate either of the extremes. And when watering, you want to be sure to let the soil dry out a bit between waterings. Also, ficus are fairly susceptible to root rot so be sure they aren't sitting in a puddle of water....See MoreWant long leaf pine
Comments (2)Thanks big help. Am looking for a house there on smith lake need 2 or more acres , have dogs And they need space to run. I see you are in jasper,Al . What is the medical facilities like? Any good doctors in town? Been working with Greg Young trying to find a home. Love to play in dirt too. Thanks for your help...See MoreNorfolk Island Pine - separate multiple stems/browning leaf
Comments (9)It's most likely shock from the root surgery and re-potting that has caused the drooping and discoloration. The largest one probably took the brunt of the damage, so if the others were going to die, I'd expect them to already show symptoms. Just keep them watered deeply and regularly, especially if you're gonna get a freeze. The temps you mentioned should not hurt them. In my experience, Norfolk Pines are usually more hardy than they're given credit for. Just make sure to cover them with a sheet if you're expecting a freeze. It's really just a wait and see at this point. Other than making sure they're well watered and protected from freezing temperatures, there's nothing else to do but hope. This post was edited by Ruffles78 on Mon, Dec 2, 13 at 20:35...See MoreIf pine trees are evergreen, why do they drop so many needles?!?!
Comments (12)My experience is: 1-araucarias drop lower branches, not leaves, every 2-3 years 2- I am still waiting for my kauris to drop a leaf. They are going to be 3 years old in january 3- Juniperus chinensis - kaizuka - drops very few, small branches and only when shadowed, the same for my sequoiadendrum, cupressus sempervirens, spruces 4- All the pinus I have drop last year or older leaves after summer, 5-larch, metasequoia and bald cypress are not evergreens in this sense, they can, or can not, drop all leaves depending on the climate during winter....See Morebonnieann925
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