Sap? Water droplets?
Why are there like water droplets/sap? at the tip of my #OliveTree leaves?? When i touch them, they’re like sticky… I just got home from a 4 day vacation and found like spiderwebs or pollen?/dust? All through my leaves… is this normal?
10” pot with drainage
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@ExultantBaybean many plants do something called guttation. Because plants cannot control how much water the roots take in, a lot of plants have developed the ability to release the extra unneeded water as water droplets through specialized pores, called hydathodes, on their leaves. If they are sticky that makes me think that your tree is releasing some nectar/sap as well. I would wipe them away with a damp cloth so no pests are attracted to them.
Dust on leaves is completely normal, leaves attract dust. I like to give all my plants a good spray down with water in the shower or sink faucet once a month, or so, to clean them.
But tell me about the spiderwebs. Any pictures? Could be just a regular spider, which is not cause for alarm—they don’t hurt our plants and they hunt for pests. ♥️ 🕷️ BUT it could be the webbing of spider mites, which WILL have to be treated, as they can definitely damage your plants.
Dust on leaves is completely normal, leaves attract dust. I like to give all my plants a good spray down with water in the shower or sink faucet once a month, or so, to clean them.
But tell me about the spiderwebs. Any pictures? Could be just a regular spider, which is not cause for alarm—they don’t hurt our plants and they hunt for pests. ♥️ 🕷️ BUT it could be the webbing of spider mites, which WILL have to be treated, as they can definitely damage your plants.
