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Name: Evaristo
Status: educator
Grade: other
Location: TX
Country: N/A
Date: 4/14/2005
Question:
What are the diseases of a Rubber Tree that causes the leaves to fall off?

Replies:
The leaves naturally would fall off with seasonal changes

http://www.botanyworld.com/ficus.html

For indoor plants, any sudden changes in light, temperature, under watering also:

http://www.bachmans.com/retail/tipsheets/indoor_plants/FicusforIndoors.cfm

There also could be diseases that contribute to this problem but I am not familiar with them.

Anthony Brach Ph.D.


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