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title: "Are these spots a sign of fungus on my Philo hope and Ficus ginseng?…"
description: "Are these spots a sign of fungus on my Philo hope and Ficus ginseng? (FYI that spiral looking ring around the branch is my attempt at bonsai wiring, not a pest)"
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# Are these spots a sign of fungus on my Philo hope and Ficus ginseng?…

_MikeNeedsMorePlants님이 2025-02-12에 게시함_

Are these spots a sign of fungus on my Philo hope and Ficus ginseng? (FYI that spiral looking ring around the branch is my attempt at bonsai wiring, not a pest)

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-LWzBLaV5l6nRxSL_4G_JmA3jHTVbU_NyHLK_eXBVJk/dUZ9gRllRICKZfW1U7IvrQ.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-LWzBLaV5l6nRxSL_4G_JmA3jHTVbU_NyHLK_eXBVJk/BDiSEvVjRaCa-BvOdbeq0Q.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### MikeNeedsMorePlants님이 2025-02-12에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Actually I think this might be under- fertilization? Still curious what you all think...

### KJM님이 2025-02-13에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I am learning something new here. Keep in mind that I found this information as it applies to a rubber plant which is also a ficus so I thought maybe it would apply to The ficus ginseng. You'll have to make that call yourself. That being said some spots on a rubber leaf that looked just like these spots were called cystoliths. They are not harmful to the plant but there is some uncertainty as to what their function is. They are found in other cells called lithocysts. Another possibility is the little spots are the plant pushing out salts. Apparently this is common especially if you use tap water. The salts are pushed out through glands in the leaf tissue. The pictures of the cystoliths on the rubber plant looked exactly like your picture of your ginseng ficus.

#### MikeNeedsMorePlants님이 2025-02-13에 답변했습니다.

Thank you! I'll do some side research but I think you're spot on :)

#### Buffy님이 2025-02-15에 답변했습니다.

Great information!

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