Predisposed to enjoy partial shade rubber tree plants grow to heights between 2 and 10 feet tall indoors.
Black spots on rubber tree leaves.
Rubber trees have multiple trunks and thick fleshy leaves with a glossy dark green sheen.
Thanks for the answers.
Although homeowners strive to maintain optimum tree health sometimes they display black spots on their leaves.
Bacterial blight invades a rubber tree through wounds such as pruning cuts or natural openings such as the stomata that occur naturally on leaves.
As the fungus develops those black spots on leaves are ringed with yellow.
If you notice brown spots on your rubber tree leaves knowing the cause will help you treat.
As a soil borne fungus it s present at all times even deep winter.
It starts with tiny black spots on leaves no bigger than a pinhead.
I had a feeling it was a fungus infection.
Symptoms include the appearance of yellow or white spots and patches on the leaves.
Soon the entire leaf turns yellow and falls.
I have put it into a room with the brightest light.
Also called tar spot the black spot disease doesn t harm the trees but damages its appearance making it unattractive but you can treat infected trees and prevent the spread of the disease to nearby trees.
Of water for 30 minutes.
Mix well and apply to afflicted plants and spray once weekly until the black spots are cured.
Getting rid of black leaf spot must be a two pronged attack.
The dark glossy leaves are large reaching 8 to 12 inches long so any leaf problems are very visible.
This can happen when plants that are used to low light are moved to a brighter spot.
None of the leaves are drooping but most are getting these black spots.
Should i be removing the infected leaves.
The spots may turn brown as tissue dies and the leaves may fall off the plants.
Because its spores travel on the wind and plash from leaf to.
Rubber plants suffer from sunburn when they re suddenly exposed to too much light.
Initially the spots are tiny water soaked dots that grow together into irregularly shaped brown lesions.
Leaf spots produced by this disease look different than those caused by fungal diseases.
If left untreated black spot spreads rapidly and weakens plants severely.
Of elder leaves in 16 oz.
Treating black leaf spot fungus.
Strain the leaves out and combine the liquid with 1 tbsp.