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title: "My poor ficus elastica is dropping leaves like crazy. I assessed for…"
description: "My poor ficus elastica is dropping leaves like crazy. I assessed for water-log/root rot and both checked out. She’s pushing out a new leaf but I’ve never lost…"
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author: "Britt"
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# My poor ficus elastica is dropping leaves like crazy. I assessed for…

_Gepostet von Britt am 2023-06-04_

My poor ficus elastica is dropping leaves like crazy. I assessed for water-log/root rot and both checked out. She’s pushing out a new leaf but I’ve never lost 3 substantial leaves like this due to new growth.  
Any thoughts?

## 1 Kommentar

### Mindabelle kommentierte am 2023-06-06

I had the same issue with a fiddle leaf fig. It dropped mostly from the bottom. The Planta doctor said it’s probably prepping for new growth up top, and sure enough it’s sprouting like crazy a month later! Fingers crossed your result is the same!

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