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title: "Fig tree brown patches ??"
description: "Fig tree brown patches ??"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/stThaL6rOkssRfVMzBNYMI"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Oscar"
published: "2026-08-28T06:50:47.647887Z"
language: "en"
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# Fig tree brown patches ??

_Posted by Oscar on 2026-08-28_

Fig tree brown patches ??

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/FWIMMZZxUUbJGzvnhmpTmycmXVF5TxEx6OG04Mokzcg/Jxc6TWlZTg-8TW_rUOiVGg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/FWIMMZZxUUbJGzvnhmpTmycmXVF5TxEx6OG04Mokzcg/y4jUwdLDQ-mTjJ0WBGHyow.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Dana commented on 2026-08-28

Looks like a rubber plant! Maybe too much watering? My rubber plant doesn’t like being watered too often.

### MaddieAndMilo commented on 2026-08-28

Hello! This looks like a variegated rubber plant. Are the brown bits crispy or mushy? If mushy, too much water, if crisp, not enough. Also I would double check the light needs

### tallgirlzoe commented on 2026-09-02

To basically foolproof watering, I switched my Burgundy to a soil-less aroid mix, which helped it perk up a ton. I also started filtering my water and adding 2-3 drops of Stress Coat (for fish) per gallon of water. That has all eradicated crispy tips from all of my plants 😊 sometimes the crispness can be a build up of salts \& minerals from your tap water, which the plant doesn't want, so it'll send that water as far away as possible, which is why tips \& edges get crispy. Looking at the pics a second time though, b/c it's towards the base of the leaves, I do think the plant may be sitting in soil that is too damp/not breathing well enough.

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