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Nov 14, This is During the fall, I often receive comments from nervous fig tree enthusiasts that see their fig leaves turning yellow and falling off their fig trees.

This is. Jan 28, Your Fig tree leaves may turn yellow for several reasons, such as inadequate water supply, nutrient deficiency, transplant shock, or pest attack.

Fiddle leaf figs do not like drafts, so picking a spot away from any vents or blasts of hot air is ideal.

The lack or excess of water can be stressful for your plant. It gives the leaves a poor appearance and health. Leaves can also be affected when the plant does not receive enough nitrogen. Aug 01, Planting in native soil and watering deeply but infrequently (perhaps twice weekly for the first year at most) is the way to go. Most likely the plant is suffering from root rot, which means even though you're backing off on the watering, it is lacking the healthy roots it.

Varying temperatures, even minute changes, can cause yellowing and eventual death of fig tree foliage. Cool nighttime temperatures below 50 degrees F can cause loss of foliage and yellowing of leaves. However, because the fig tree is deciduous, it is normal for yellowing of leaves and loss of foliage during the cool months of the fall season.

Sep 09, Water, or its lack, is probably the largest cause of stress for your fig tree. Yellow leaves can be the result of either too much or too little water. We gardeners need to remember where our fig trees originated.

The land around the Mediterranean is warm and dry. Fig tree roots grow close to the surface to absorb every drop of rain that bushnotch.barted Reading Time: 3 mins. Jul 29, It could posibly be that it needs some iron (iron sulphate). Also disolve a tablespoon of epsom salts in a gallon of water, this helps in the absorption of nutrients. How fast does the leaf yellowing progressing?

Temperature changes from the nursery to your yard can be enough to cause leaf drop and if the nighttime temperatures drop below 50 degrees F.

It could be a fungal issue bushnotch.barted Reading Time: 2 mins. The third and very common cause of a fiddle leaf fig dropping leaves is due to root rot, often stemming from a combination of too much water and not enough light. The telltale sign in this situation is brown or black spots on the leaves.

If your plant has dropped spotted leaves, take a look at your drainage and lighting situation pronto.