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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.
Here are some possible reasons loss the turgor pressure water pressure between the plasma membrane and cell wall of rubber plants.
First you have to know why the leaves are drooping on the rubber plant.
My rubber tree plant leaves are turning brown droopy.
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.
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Rubber tree plants ficus elastica also known as india rubber figs or india rubber trees grow outdoors in u s.
Bottom leaves drop as a rubber tree grows older.
The possible reasons for dropping rubber leaves.
The other plant sits only a couple feet away from it and is doing just fine.
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.
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.
Acclimating the plant slowly when you bring it indoors and shining a few plant lights on the rubber tree will help keep the light levels up and keep the rubber plant from losing leaves.