tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post5608295653284881844..comments2024-03-11T07:23:18.550-04:00Comments on Just~One~Donna: Five Keys to Growing A Healthy Ficus TreeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-20695850216570474642023-12-27T08:33:21.282-05:002023-12-27T08:33:21.282-05:00Please see the comment below.Please see the comment below.Donna Ursohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054716348992925559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-38733757334173575532023-12-27T08:32:30.283-05:002023-12-27T08:32:30.283-05:00If your tree isn't showing any stress I wouldn...If your tree isn't showing any stress I wouldn't worry about it. I would continue to top dress it with new soil periodically and continue with the same fertilizing and pruning schedule that you have had success with to date. If it is showing stress, you might check out a local nursery with experience with ficus trees and other potted trees for next step suggestions. That's what I would do.Donna Ursohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054716348992925559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-72312397876756048822023-12-26T18:21:32.018-05:002023-12-26T18:21:32.018-05:00I have a ficus tree that’s at least 35 years old. ...I have a ficus tree that’s at least 35 years old. I am not sure how old it was when I received it 35 years ago. The tree has made many moves. It is so large I had to move it out to the patio. It’s done fine out there for almost 4 years now. The pot is very large and seems root bound. It’s too big to repot. Any ideas? Is there a life span for ficus trees?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-70508929885341974202023-08-10T06:39:19.253-04:002023-08-10T06:39:19.253-04:00My ficus is so big that I have begun to dislike i...My ficus is so big that I have begun to dislike it. I may try to prune it and see if it survives. One thing that has happened to mine is what I would call "girdling." It's rootbound and too big to repot. Any suggestions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-86612732924158584112023-03-16T01:16:00.374-04:002023-03-16T01:16:00.374-04:00Hi, I got my ficus tree from my office in NYC, we ...Hi, I got my ficus tree from my office in NYC, we moved from Midtown to Downtown and they didn’t want to take the tree so I took him home to NJ, that was 13 years ago, he is the main topic of conversations in my house because he is huge! I trimmed the tree after every summer when he comes in the house, I also put him in a corner with 2 windows I tell him to hold on Spring is coming soon so he could go on the porch again. It is so heavy to carry outside, but thank God my husband loves him too so he doesn’t complain when we need to him. I repotted him 3 times in 13 years, and one time birds made a nest on the tree, we had to be really quiet every time we opened the front door, the birds grew and flew away🙂 He is a happy treeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-87447692346433527232023-01-21T18:24:31.949-05:002023-01-21T18:24:31.949-05:00Debbie, please do give your ficus some time to adj...Debbie, please do give your ficus some time to adjust to its new situation. Take the time to assess how like its previous environment the new environment is. You want to be sure you have chosen the right spot or it going forward. Don't freak out while it adjusts. Stick to your normal watering routine. Sometimes we want to over water when our plant is in stress. Do trim any broken branches. You can do that now, but don't do a big prun when the tree is in stress. Please let me know how it goes.Donna Ursohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054716348992925559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-13829786912053360232023-01-21T18:18:35.570-05:002023-01-21T18:18:35.570-05:00Yes, go ahead and trim any broken branches.Yes, go ahead and trim any broken branches.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-36766883139898623512023-01-21T17:20:31.166-05:002023-01-21T17:20:31.166-05:00Also some branches broke! Do I trim them?Also some branches broke! Do I trim them?Debbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-2597514541479382802023-01-21T17:17:23.141-05:002023-01-21T17:17:23.141-05:00I was given a Ficus and moved it into my home the ...I was given a Ficus and moved it into my home the leafs are green but lost a lot during the move and some of the branches are bare I would like to repot and prune but want to wait until it gets over the moving shock! Does anyone have in tips to share? Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-18865368329060508912022-12-04T14:07:04.804-05:002022-12-04T14:07:04.804-05:00Yay! It's great you are having success, too!Yay! It's great you are having success, too!Donna Ursohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054716348992925559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-63469332894256933802022-12-04T13:11:56.201-05:002022-12-04T13:11:56.201-05:00My ficus is 30+ years old. I have repotted it once...My ficus is 30+ years old. I have repotted it once. It stays outside all summer in NJ and brought inside in late September. I have given it a good trim a few times and it bounces right back. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-68432656891118447052021-03-03T15:28:04.350-05:002021-03-03T15:28:04.350-05:00Navy vet here! I LOL'ed at your comment becaus...Navy vet here! I LOL'ed at your comment because my plants would move everywhere the Navy said we were going. Each of our last 3 moves we traveled with a car full of plants :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106549261710761222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-6511794547504846932019-03-05T08:44:50.010-05:002019-03-05T08:44:50.010-05:00I love hearing stories from long-term owners of Fi...I love hearing stories from long-term owners of Ficus trees. Thanks for sharing!Donna Ursohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054716348992925559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-86889365549794212142019-03-04T22:58:57.558-05:002019-03-04T22:58:57.558-05:00I've had my Ficus.Tree for 35 years! It's ...I've had my Ficus.Tree for 35 years! It's moved with us from Seattle to New Port, RI, then Virginia and the last 20 years in Michigan! My husband (a navy man) would complain every time we moved it!! We are divorced but I have my tree! Lol<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-3273645842750353472016-03-31T07:40:14.110-04:002016-03-31T07:40:14.110-04:00Thanks for sharing the story of your tree, Nana an...Thanks for sharing the story of your tree, Nana and B. It's great to hear from someone who has had their tree for a long time, like me. It starts to feel like it is part of the family, doesn't it? Your tips are great. I'll keep them in mind.Donna Ursohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054716348992925559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-43903433164351165932016-03-30T23:49:34.742-04:002016-03-30T23:49:34.742-04:00I have an indoor ficus tree also, it gets southern...I have an indoor ficus tree also, it gets southern and western light also. My mother gave this to me as a housewarming gift 13 years ago, and she had already had it for many years. They are very temperamental for sure. I use to take mine out in the spring but it got to big and my son got tired of moving it in and out for me. The last time I brought it back in from spending the summer outside, (under a big oak tree), it measured 13ft tall and 9 feet in diameter, needless to say it got a really big hair cut that year. I wanted to share a few things my mom taught me about this plant. If you will cut it back about 4-6 inches before moving it then it will cut down on the shock of being moved, (starts dropping leaves like crazy). She said to never repot the tree, I had to once because it burst the planter to pieces, the sun makes the plastic pots brittle after years of sun. Now I just wipe the pot down with armorall every now and then. After awhile as you know dirt just gets old and will not drink the water, it will just run right through it without nourishing the plant. So what you do is get a bag of potting soil, get the good stuff, and a metal trowel. You want to carefully remove as much dirt from the pot as you can without disturbing any of the roots, then fill the planter back up with the new dirt. Do not fill the planter any fuller of dirt than it already was. I have done this several times and did not drop one leaf. I was able to remove 6 - 8 inches of the dirt to be replaced.Nana and Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12528478726909815242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-73198107840561203122016-02-04T23:33:47.118-05:002016-02-04T23:33:47.118-05:00I know exactly what you mean. They definitely let...I know exactly what you mean. They definitely let you know when they are not happy with their conditions. I'm very lucky mine has survived so long. Thanks for sharing your experience.Donna Ursohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054716348992925559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7947853767295365120.post-37737478747346697402016-02-04T22:08:22.678-05:002016-02-04T22:08:22.678-05:00I had this gorgeous healthy ficus tree. Then repl...I had this gorgeous healthy ficus tree. Then replaced every window in our house, in February, in Wisconsin. We had pushed the plants to the other side of the room, but my poor ficus was never the same. He lost 3/4 of his leaves and I kept him for a couple of years 'til even I had to admit he was pretty much dead. Savvyworkinggalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159197609419858161noreply@blogger.com