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Brown stains on Ficus Retusa leaves

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Posted 6 years 5 months ago #50169
Hello everybody,
Since a few days some brown stains have appeared on a few leaves of my Ficus Retusa.
I have it since 2013, I keep it inside in winter and on my terrace with all my other trees when temps are above 10-15 C.
It has always been thriving so far and I am now a little worried.
Could it be a fungus? Or maybe some sun-scorched leaves?
Thanks!
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Replied by Clicio on topic Brown stains on Ficus Retusa leaves

Posted 6 years 5 months ago #50176
White spots are stains from hard tap water.
Dark spots could be natural ageing of the leaf, or a fungal issue.
I would cut the affected leaves and observe the others remaining.
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Posted 6 years 5 months ago #50195
Hm.. It does look a lot like sunburn spots too though..
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Posted 6 years 5 months ago #50252
Thanks a lot Clicio and LB, I'll remove the affected leaves moving the tree to a bit more shaded position… and will look at it hoping for the best!
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