Mid-October I brought a happy, shaggy willow leaf ficus in, with the rest of the trops. Even with a southern exposure and grow lights, if threw down all of it's leaves in disgust, shortly after coming inside. It sat like a dead stick all winter and early spring. I put it outside with everything else a few weeks ago, with no expectations whatsoever. I was just about to liberate the pot, when lo and behold it had started pushing some leaves. So, just saying, don't give up too fast, there may still be a chance. Please feel free to share your tree near death, back to life experiences here.