Here are some possible reasons loss the turgor pressure water pressure between the plasma membrane and cell wall of rubber plants.
Rubber tree leaves drooping.
On one of them a couple leaves turned yellow and dropped off and now all the leaves are drooping downward but haven t fallen off.
A few rubber tree leaves may fall off the plant with the change from summer to fall when light levels change.
With some general rubber tree plant know how and a few common garden materials you can help prevent further leaf loss and reclaim the health of your plant.
Over and under watering are the.
Like other ficus rubber plants grow banyan type aerial roots to age into a multiple trunk tree with roots along the surface of the ground.
Rubber tree plants ficus elastica also known as india rubber figs or india rubber trees grow outdoors in u s.
First you have to know why the leaves are drooping on the rubber plant.
The other plant sits only a couple feet away from it and is doing just fine.
My gma gave me 2 rubber plants last summer and both were doing fine til a few months ago.
There are many reasons for dropping and falling leaves.
The possible reasons for dropping rubber leaves.
If your rubber tree plant seems to be losing lots of leaves for no apparent reason you need to investigate and address potential issues with light temperature moisture pests and fertilizer.
Bottom leaves drop as a rubber tree grows older.