hemmy
Omono
I have a ficus benjamina that’s been in training from regular nursery stock since ~2012. It was growing slow with some loss of upper canopy branches so I repotted it this summer and left it at a nursery with more summer heat than I get. It had been in the same pot for 2 years with a pumice, scoria, orchid bark mix. This time I went with a 2:1:1, akadama, pumice and scoria. But it has continued to lose branches (red and yellow circled areas. I don’t see any pests and I suspect it’s more of a root and energy balance issue. It gets afternoon shade, so I’m trying to find a spot where it will get more sun. But those are a premium in my yard.
Any advice to halt the dieback and increase ramification? (Yes, I know F. benjamina is notoriously finicky, but I bought this before I had read those things.)
Any advice to halt the dieback and increase ramification? (Yes, I know F. benjamina is notoriously finicky, but I bought this before I had read those things.)