AT A GLANCE
What to do if a fig tree stinks?
A fig tree stinks as a container plant waterlogging and if a non-self-fertile wild species attracts pollinating insects. Put an end to the stench by using the wild figs Plant outdoors and a tub fig repot.
How does a fig tree smell?
They smell a fig tree in Germany fig leaves under direct sunlight tart, milky-salty. The smell is intensified if you rub a fig leaf between your fingers. The reason for the special scent is the slightly poisonous milky sap that flows through all parts of a fig (Ficus carica) plant.
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The flowers do not smell on a self-fertile fig variety. This changes as soon as you approach the wild form of a fig tree. Read why in the next section.
Why does my fig tree stink?
A fig tree stinks because it is a wild variety of fig attracts pollinators or a bucket fig under waterlogging suffers.
Wild figs are on the fertilization by fig wasps (Agaonidae). To attract the insects, push the one turned inwards Fig Blossom an odor that human noses can perceive as a stench. The phenomenon occurs when you plant a wild form of fig, such as 'Afghanistica' or 'Tacoma Violet'.
In the bucket every fig tree stinks if you water the plant and root rot develops.How can I stop a fig tree from smelling?
You should try a stinky wild type of fig Plant outdoors. The unfertilized inflorescences will continue to stink in the hopeless attempt to attract Mediterranean fig wasps, but far from human noses. A waterlogged tub fig will no longer smudge when you plant the fig tree repot. How to do it:
- Plant wild figs in a sunny, sheltered spot in mid-May, ideally on the housewall on the south side.
- Repot the fig tree in the bucket in a loose, permeable substrate over a drainage expanded clay(€19.00 at Amazon*) to protect against waterlogging.
Tip
Many plants stink
With its foul smell, the wild fig (Ficus carica) is not an isolated case. Numerous plants in the bed and tub stink to high heaven. Prime example among the indoor plants is the Alocasia flower, which pollutes living rooms with its stench of rot and urine. Other stinky plants are local spotted arum (Arum maculatum) with a bad smell of carrion and the helichrysum (Helichrysum foetidum) which smells like billy goats.
