dropping leaves
#Schefflera
i would love to know how to help my umbrella tree thrive! it keeps dropping leaves from the bottom of the plant. still churning out lovely new leaves at the top! just starting to look a bit bare at the bottom 🥲
i would love to know how to help my umbrella tree thrive! it keeps dropping leaves from the bottom of the plant. still churning out lovely new leaves at the top! just starting to look a bit bare at the bottom 🥲
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Best Answer
Hi Jasmine! Greg actually has a great article about this. You can search for it online. In any case, usually droopy bottom leaves signal the plant is not comfortable. Symptoms in plants usually occur from the bottom up. If your leaves aren’t turning brown or yellow at the edges, you don’t have any serious problems. But the droopiness can be one of three things:
1. Unfavorable conditions. Use the Greg app and the plants information you’ve already entered to determine where, relative to the window, to place her. Also address humidity and consider if it might need a larger pot now that it has grown. 2. Nutrition. Has Greg told you to fertilize her yet? Droopiness, if not because the pot is too small (too little dirt to derive nutrients from), may be caused my depleted soil. 3.check for pests and diseases. Chuck under the leaves for mold/mildew/bugs. Also check the soil and roots for bugs or root rot. Honestly, you plant doesn’t look to bad! Something needs addressing, but I’m sure she’ll be fine!
1. Unfavorable conditions. Use the Greg app and the plants information you’ve already entered to determine where, relative to the window, to place her. Also address humidity and consider if it might need a larger pot now that it has grown. 2. Nutrition. Has Greg told you to fertilize her yet? Droopiness, if not because the pot is too small (too little dirt to derive nutrients from), may be caused my depleted soil. 3.check for pests and diseases. Chuck under the leaves for mold/mildew/bugs. Also check the soil and roots for bugs or root rot. Honestly, you plant doesn’t look to bad! Something needs addressing, but I’m sure she’ll be fine!
