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Hello.
I have question about what to do whit potted plant. Please look at my pictures.
Yesterday figs look great (after remove them from three-air layered), but today at morning all leafes became strange.
What to do?
Thanks

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Remove most leaves and keep in shade for a couple weeks.  Keep well watered.  After they start looking better slowly transition back to sun.

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Originally Posted by Rewton
Remove most leaves and keep in shade for a couple weeks.  Keep well watered.  After they start looking better slowly transition back to sun.
~good answer i agree ~

Should remove almost all leaves and keep plant in shade. Keep plant well watered. The leaves transpire too much. For
an air layer of that size, it is better to have a bigger root ball.

All the suggestions seem spot on. I would also cut off whatever figs or figlets the air layers have. It needs to concentrate on surviving first and foremost. With the branch length and surface area versus the small rootball, I would also spray water from top to bottom just to be on the safe side.

When you remove the air layers, they sometimes need to be in a plastic tent for several days and each day, water a little and mist the leaves. I live in the arid Southwest where the humidity is in the teens. If I don't tent my A/L's, they will dry up. Here is the link that taught me how to air layer years back. It describes the tenting method I'm referring to.

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind/landscape/air-layering/

does the polyethylene tent have to be clear see-through? or it has to be solid color plastic? or its doesn't matter? thanks

Here's what I would do:
Get a pot double that size and add potting soil with perlite. Reduce number of leaves, and the length of branches by several inches.
Mist plant and inside of bag regularly. Cover with any color plastic since plant will be recovering in the shade for a month. Open plastic for a few hours
every 3rd day to discourage mold/fungus. Gradually introduce to partial sun. Water with a root hormone/stimulator. The leaves may all drop,
but new ones will emerge. Plant saved!

Remove leaves, but keep the top 2 or 3 on tree,keep in the shade. Put 3-4 bamboo sticks in pots and tent with white plastic tall kitchen bags. Spray with water 1-2 times a day and see what happens.

Looks like way to much leaves and branches for the amount of roots

  • fuji
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You have transplant shock. During the growing season figs do not like their roots messed with. Use a good fertile potting soil. Water in soil to remove air pockets. Make sure pot has drain holes so roots will not rot. Place plants in a shaded area. No direct intense sunlight until they recover. Some if not all of the leaves may dry and fall off or they often just recover. Leave the leaves on and you will have less shock and moisture loss. They will self prune. New leaves will eventually emerge. Accelerate new growth using fertilizer and daily watering. Figs plants with roots are hard to kill. You almost have to work at it.

One last observation. The photo shows the roots tightly encased in plastic. Roots need oxygen. When a plant is watered, gravity pulls the water downward. As the water seeps downward a vacuum is created and air is pulled to the plants roots. Oxygen is necessary at the roots to assimilate nitrogen and other nutrients. When shipping plants, before sealing, pack roots with some loose material such as damp shredded newspaper etc. and include oxygen spaces at the roots along with moist material. Hope this is helpful.

  • Grega
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They look great, just look at them..
Thanks to all!!

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