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Nat

First time mama here for such a big and unique (to me) plant. I bought Burgundy (Ficus Burgundy) about a month ago for my birthday. But I canā€™t seem to help her stop losing leaves. I keep seeing them turn yellowish and then fall off. I am using the Planta app to tell me when to water her (about once a week), but it still isnā€™t helping. Please help! Here are a few things: 1) I did not repot her 2) The soil feels dry all the time from top to bottom. I donā€™t want to overwater her (feed once a week and only until the water starts to drain from the drain holes) 3) She is less than a foot away from a window with sheer white curtains 4) I have a covered vent on the floor near her but the house stays at 70-72 degrees and there is no direct breeze/wind hitting her 5) the leaves are wilting (towards the bottom) 6) some leaves are still upright (towards the top) 7) some leaves are yellowish 8) other leaves are split (even though I didnā€™t do anything to split them)

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  1. oaklandplantgay

    I think itā€™s time for a repot! It looks small for the plantsā€™ size and the fact that the soil is often dry leaves me to believe it is out of nutrients and unable to retain enough water for the plant

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    • Nat

      Thank you! I believe itā€™s still in its original 14ā€ pot (I bought a cache pot to stick the original pot in), so should I put her in a 16ā€ or larger?

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    • oaklandplantgay

      It depends how bound the roots are. If the roots hold the shape of this current pot once you take it out, and the whole things looks wrapped up in the shape of the previous pot, iā€™d give it more space and do an 18ā€. Everyone does it differently! 16ā€ should likely be adequate.

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    • Nat

      Wonderful! Thank you for your help. I will share her status once I have repotted her.

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  2. Plantginny

    It also looks like you have several trees in one pot. You could also try separating them a bit into two different pots to give their roots more space in their pots. Also, if they are a little less crowded, it may allow more light to the inner leaves. I am new to Ficus trees, but no just got one a few weeks ago that had several plants in one pot, and after watching some videos, I opted to separate them out into several pots. I think I got a total of 5 pots.

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    • Nat

      Wow!! I didnā€™t know they could be multiples in one. I will look for that when I repot her. Thank you!

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  3. Dondoo52

    If you do separate the plants, make sure your pots are sized according to each plant root system šŸ˜‰

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    • Nat

      Will do! Thank you!

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