AT A GLANCE
When does a fig tree shed its leaves?
A fig tree usually throws in October its leaves off. Losing leaves in a fig tree (Ficus carica) in the middle of the growth phase is a common cause care mistakes, such as waterlogging, drought stress and nutrient deficiencies. Often a fig tree responds fungus with the shedding of its leaves.
How long does a fig tree bear its leaves?
A fig tree (Ficus carica) bears its leaves spring to autumn. The time for sprouting and leaf shedding depends on the macro- and microclimate, as well as on the fig variety. In the mild wine-growing climate, planted in the sunny housewall, the first leaves sprout on an early fig variety at the end of March/beginning of April. At the fig tree in Northern Germany the leaves sometimes have to wait until May and June.
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In autumn, fig tree leaves turn yellow. From October the foliage turns brown and falls to the ground.
Why does a fig tree lose its leaves in the middle of summer?
When a fig tree sheds its leaves during the growth phase, the most common causes are
care mistakes and Diseases. You can use these symptoms to identify typical triggers for unnatural leaf shedding recognize from figs:- waterlogging: hanging leaves, dripping wet root ball, musty smell.
- drought stress: curled leaves.
- Nutrient deficiency: yellow leaves, often with green veins.
- Rust fungus (Pucciniales): brown leaf speckles, holey leaf tissue, brown leaf edges.
What to do if a fig tree sheds leaves in the middle of summer?
When a fig tree sheds leaves in the middle of summer, one reveals root cause analysis the specific triggers. This is to do so that leaves on a fig sprout again:
- Cause of waterlogging on garden figs: work sand into the soil, from now on only if it is noticeably dry Earth pour.
- Cause of waterlogging on bucket figs: repot, water more sparingly in the future.
- Cause of drought stress: Thoroughly water a fig tree in the garden, immerse the root ball of a tub fig in rainwater.
- Cause of nutrient deficiency: fig tree fertilize with a liquid nutrient combination of NPK 8-8-8.
- Caused fungus: cut off infested leaves, collect discarded leaves and dispose of with household waste.
Tip
New pest targets fig tree leaves
For several years, the crowd of feared has been growing pestswho are after the juicy leaves on the fig tree. The fig spreader butterfly (Choreutis nemorana), also known as the fig leaf moth, is a cause of great concern in private fig cultivation. In the course of global warming, the Mediterranean pest has immigrated to Austria and Germany. The voracious caterpillars sit well protected under a spider web and mercilessly skeletonize the fig tree leaves.
