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erics11

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Black mission fig planted in pot about 2 months ago has not grown at all. No change in height, or new leaves/buds. My 2 other trees were planted at the same time with the same mix (5-1-1) and those are growing very rapidly. Fertilized with Osmocote plus initially mixed in, and foliage pro every other watering. The other 2 plants are doing great with this regimine.

No leaves have dropped, but the stems are turning red. I pinched the tops off a week ago hoping to initiate new growth but nothing changed.


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The plant looks healthy.  How many hours of sun does it get?  Is it right next to the other 2?  What are your temperatures (High/Low) like?  What are the other 2 varieties?
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That seems really odd.  I have a VdB that seems to have FMV symptoms and it even started putting out new buds after 6 weeks of fertigation following up potting.  Did it seem to have any transplant shock?  Hopefully one of the experts will chime in, cause the leaves look normal to me.
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It gets 10 hrs of sun per day. It is right next to the other 2. (white kadota, brown turkey). Lows in high 50's highs right now around 80.

The leaves look exactly the same over the last 2 months but the stems are getting redder. other 2 trees have both grown and sprouted new buds/figs.
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Hi,
do they all have the same pot regarding size ? Which size ?
The leaf in the foreground looks curly - sign of fmv or stress of the tree ( cold or nutrients problem ).
I would water the leaves and give some standard fertilizer ( X/X/X ) in the dirt and give the tree some time.
How is your watering schedule on that tree ? Does she have a plate under the pot ?

My figtrees seem to always grow in two waves and in between they just sit and wait . I continue to water and fertilize them - they seem to build reserves for the second wave of growth .
For the idea of lack of nutrients, you could easily give that tree a cup of milk (gives calcium...) or any other sources of nutrients that you prefer.
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Erics11,
Stagnant growth is sometimes an indication that the roots are not absorbing the nutrient properly. It may be root bound or the roots were damaged when they were uppotted.
Good Luck.
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The black mission and brown turkey are in 15 gal pots. When i potted them (and lemons as well), i gave a dose of B vitamin solution. I added dolomite lime in the 5-1-1 mix to raise the ph from the bark. The mix is between 6-7 PH. My tap water has a PH of 8 so i add a touch of white vinegar to bring it to 6.5. The last watering i sprinkled some epsom salt and switched to miracle grow liquid fertilizer.

I googled red leaf stems and everything was marijuana related...
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Well, erics11, maybe it's a new Mary Jane Fig variety.
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