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title: "Why is my umbrella tree doing this constantly? I’ve had to trim it…"
description: "Why is my umbrella tree doing this constantly? I’ve had to trim it down so much. I’ve repotted her because of this, it’s just in an old nursery pot with great…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Brianne"
published: "2025-06-11T15:13:31.225471Z"
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# Why is my umbrella tree doing this constantly? I’ve had to trim it…

_Posted by Brianne on 2025-06-11_

Why is my umbrella tree doing this constantly? I’ve had to trim it down so much. I’ve repotted her because of this, it’s just in an old nursery pot with great drainage.

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## 4 comments

### zollol commented on 2025-06-11

That is definitely a fungal infection. Get her cleaned!

#### Brianne replied on 2025-06-11

Oh no 😭 how do I clean her? I haven’t dealt with fungal before

#### laura 🩷🪴 replied on 2025-06-11

I spray my solution of choice (fungicide or neem, for me) all over the plant and clean the leaves by hand with a microfiber glove on! I also use these gloves for regular leaf dusting maintenance on my rubber trees and other plants that collect a ton of debris.

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### laura 🩷🪴 commented on 2025-06-11

I recommend Captain Jack’s copper fungicide :)

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