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title: "What are these little brown nodules on the leaves of my cork bark…"
description: "What are these little brown nodules on the leaves of my cork bark Jade? How can I get rid of them?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Backyard Botanist"
published: "2025-08-13T21:16:13.768863Z"
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# What are these little brown nodules on the leaves of my cork bark…

_Posted by Backyard Botanist on 2025-08-13_

What are these little brown nodules on the leaves of my cork bark Jade? How can I get rid of them?

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## 3 comments

### Dirty Roots commented on 2025-08-13

Can you scrape them off with your fingernail? If so, that might be scale.

### Sunny commented on 2025-08-14

Too blurry to identify. Scrape off one and check for legs, insect body parts or babies underneath. Then, it’s scale.

It could be the leaves starting to dry out. It looks severely dehydrated. Check for root dry rot if the leaves fail to plump up. 🪴🍀

#### Backyard Botanist replied on 2025-08-14

I don’t see anything that looks like insects or babies. I just recently got this plant. I think it needs repotting. Thanks for the information. I really do appreciate it.

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