Predisposed to enjoy partial shade rubber tree plants grow to heights between 2 and 10 feet tall indoors.
Black spots on rubber tree leaves.
If left untreated black spot spreads rapidly and weakens plants severely.
The spots may turn brown as tissue dies and the leaves may fall off the plants.
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As the fungus develops those black spots on leaves are ringed with yellow.
Symptoms include the appearance of yellow or white spots and patches on the leaves.
Black spot leaf disease shows itself first with black spots appearing on the leaf then with rings of yellow as the spots grow until the leaf turns entirely yellow and then falls off.
Getting rid of black leaf spot must be a two pronged attack.
I have put it into a room with the brightest light.
Because its spores travel on the wind and plash from leaf to.
Initially the spots are tiny water soaked dots that grow together into irregularly shaped brown lesions.
Rubber plants suffer from sunburn when they re suddenly exposed to too much light.
I had a feeling it was a fungus infection.
Does any one know the cause of these black spots on my rubber plant.
It starts with tiny black spots on leaves no bigger than a pinhead.
Leaf spots produced by this disease look different than those caused by fungal diseases.
Bacterial blight invades a rubber tree through wounds such as pruning cuts or natural openings such as the stomata that occur naturally on leaves.
Mix well and apply to afflicted plants and spray once weekly until the black spots are cured.
If you notice brown spots on your rubber tree leaves knowing the cause will help you treat.
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None of the leaves are drooping but most are getting these black spots.
Treating black leaf spot fungus.
Also called tar spot the black spot disease doesn t harm the trees but damages its appearance making it unattractive but you can treat infected trees and prevent the spread of the disease to nearby trees.
Strain the leaves out and combine the liquid with 1 tbsp.
Should i be removing the infected leaves.
Rubber trees have multiple trunks and thick fleshy leaves with a glossy dark green sheen.
Soon the entire leaf turns yellow and falls.
Although homeowners strive to maintain optimum tree health sometimes they display black spots on their leaves.
As a soil borne fungus it s present at all times even deep winter.
The dark glossy leaves are large reaching 8 to 12 inches long so any leaf problems are very visible.