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Fig Tree dying

Hey everyone I've got a White Ischica that is starting to wilt and the leaves are turned a bronze color on me. anyone know whats happening?? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Mike

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You are in Zone 5.  Was the tree exposed to night/day temps that were too cold for tender growth?  Maybe this is sun scalded plant.  Was it grown in low light levels, and put in full sun?  All speculations. 

Can you give us more cultural information so we can take a guess?

Frank

I suspect either sun or fertilizer (N) burn.

Sun burn.  Looks like you put the tree out in full sun without properly acclimating it.

Make sure your growing conditions and culture are correct, and I'm sure your tree will recover, and push out new leaves to replace those that were damaged. 

Try planting it in-ground for this season, and get some wood on that rooted twig.  Then, when dormant, gently lift it, and place the whole, intact, root-ball into a larger container and store it for winter.

I'm sure your tree will be fine.

Frank

Your going to lose those leaves eventually from the sun exposure but if plant is left as is the new bud on top and any emerging ones will be fine.

I had the same thing happen this past week, it had been outside for for 2 weeks and I moved it to a spot that got 2 hours of sun more then it started to burn on the leaves closest to the wall (that provided afternoon shade), the bouganvilla, papaya and tomatoes all the same thing even though I had been hardening them off, I guess I babied them a bit too much while developing those leaves, good thing I pinched it 3 weeks before I put it outside, lots of new buds for many new branches.

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