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title: "are the little brown things under the new leaves dead leaves or…?? im…"
description: "are the little brown things under the new leaves dead leaves or…?? im a new fiddle fig owner.. pls help ;(("
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "heretohelp"
published: "2023-07-25T00:17:08.264Z"
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# are the little brown things under the new leaves dead leaves or…?? im…

_Posted by heretohelp on 2023-07-25_

are the little brown things under the new leaves dead leaves or…?? im a new fiddle fig owner.. pls help ;((

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## 10 comments

### Tellie commented on 2023-07-25

What I noticed is that’s where the new leaves come from. Then eventually it’ll fall off. Sometimes they don’t.

#### heretohelp replied on 2023-07-25

so she’s doing alright? i dont need to worry? lol

#### Tellie replied on 2023-07-25

She’s doing fine.  
Might want to clean her leaves though. Just so she can absorb light better.

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#### Tellie replied on 2023-07-25

Here’s mine. Both those leaves are coming out same time. The brown came first then the leaves.

#### heretohelp replied on 2023-07-25

i didnt realize how dusty she was, thank you very much!!!

### MissyPlantyMom commented on 2023-07-26

They’re the little bits that grow around the new leaves, they don’t always fall off.. but they’re harmless 😁👍🏻

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### heretohelp commented on 2023-07-26

ahhhhhh!!! yours is so cuteeeeee

### Steve-o commented on 2023-07-26

It’s a leaf sheath- ficus plants use these to protect the sensitive new leaf when it first emerges. They naturally dry up and detach. Most FLF and other ficus owners will remove them once in a while for a “cleaner” look to your plant. No harm either way. In nature these would probably fall off pretty quickly from wind, rain, critters, etc.

#### heretohelp replied on 2023-07-26

I did not know that thank you so much!!!

#### MissyPlantyMom replied on 2023-10-06

Ahh That’s what they’re called! My daughters bonsai ginseng ficus does it too.. I just gently flick them off when they’re crispy 😂

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