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title: "This is my ficus Audrey. The bottom older leaves tips are turning…"
description: "This is my ficus Audrey. The bottom older leaves tips are turning brown and yellow. They even look like they are drying out. The plant itself is not even 2…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Rhona"
published: "2024-03-16T16:41:39.623167Z"
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# This is my ficus Audrey. The bottom older leaves tips are turning…

_Posted by Rhona on 2024-03-16_

This is my ficus Audrey. The bottom older leaves tips are turning brown and yellow. They even look like they are drying out. The plant itself is not even 2 feet tall. The top leaves are looking great. They’re bigger than the other ones. It’s in a south facing window.  
I’m not sure what’s going on so if someone can help me? Is this normal? Thank you for all of your information.

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## 3 comments

### Mads ❤️ commented on 2024-03-16

Try pruning the ends of the leaves, make make sure not to overwater

#### Rhona replied on 2024-03-17

Do you think it’s from over watering? It’s only in the older leaves the new ones at the top are fine. The leaves feel a bit papery or thin. They look a little crinkly

#### Mads ❤️ replied on 2024-03-17

Maybe, I’ve had plants that did that before. If I left them alone they went back to normal after like 2 days. Different kind of plant though so I don’t know

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