Golden Gate Ficus Bonsai Yellow Leaves

Need help new to bonsai.

Golden gate ficus bonsai yellow leaves. The only way you can keep an indoor plant round is to turn it. New golden gate ficus. Checkout jerry s site with plenty. I do not water the bonsai.

Basic care of the golden gate ficus bonsai is relatively easy if you are diligent. I am having the same problem with my golden gate ficus. Drastic moving of bonsai trees from a warm outdoor environment to an air conditioned room can trigger yellowing of the leaves. Not sure what i am doing wrong.

Use a humidifier in the winter when the air gets dry. When they get too dry their leaves start to turn yellow and they fall off. Find a place with bright indirect light and turn it 1 4 turn every week. This bonsai also grows extremely quickly making it the ideal bonsai for beginners.

Yellow leaves sticky leaves off color leaves and or spider webs indicate insect problems. Pruning and training which are also crucial to bonsai health may take practice. My ficus seem to like to be moist but not drowning most of the time. If your ficus plant is under watered its leaves will turn bright yellow all over the plant and then drop off.

I make at least 10 baby trees off of the mother bonsai per year and have plenty of seedlings to play with on grafting and trunk fusion etc. With its tear shaped leaves and grayish bark the golden gate ficus ficus microcarpa is a beautiful tree for the art of bonsai. New posts search forums. Taking good care of your bonsai s hygiene will go a long way in preventing insects and diseases.

In the future you might want to keep a piece of small dowel or wood chopstick stuck in the soil and water just when that starts to get dry. New media new comments search media. If this is affecting your tree the leaves on the ficus tree may be yellow in addition to falling off. Ficus trees require regular watering.

Keep leaves free from dust and inspect regularly for pests or fungus. Leaf drop and branch die back are a sign of underwatering or lack of sunlight. The golden gate ficus is grown for the attractive gray trunk that they produce. Often you will see ficus leaves drop when the seasons change.

Keep it away from drafty windows and doors air conditioners and heaters. This species grows a thick sturdy trunk to compliment the shiny green leaves. As the leaves fall and new ones come on they seem to die off right a way also. To help with this try to keep your ficus tree s environment as stable as possible.

If you let your plant dry out it may respond by shedding its leaves. Some bonsai trees are very sensitive and any changes in temperature could affect its growth and development. Golden gate ficus half dead. Yellow leaves are a sign of overwatering.

General care step 1. A sudden change in environment could. The gray trunk in also accented with white stripes giving it the nickname tiger stripe ficus. The leaves are not turning yellow before they drop.

Exposure to a cold environment is one of the most common reasons why leaves turn yellow. Ficus pests are mainly scale mites and mealy bugs. Fix the problem by watering your ficus tree every time its soil dries out to a depth of an inch.