I just recently moved, and in Edmonton you can imagine the cold weather, so I am thinking that would be the reason they turned brown, curled up and dried out, then fell off. My other half was really good and thought he got him inside in time, but I guess not. Only one leave survived as you can see from the picture. Other than that he was really healthy. So I am wondering should I just keep watering him, or should I get fertilizer, maybe a deeper pot, the one he came in is not very deep. Yes I'm new at this, please help.. Thanks!!!!
The most important thing to find out the the species of the tree. All care is based on that. I'm guessing that it's some sory of ficus or other tropical. I can say for sure that you should water very little. No leaves means that the tree will be using very little water and so too much water can lead to root rot. Set it some place bright and wait and see if it pushes new leaves. Don't do anything radical. If it is going to live, it's best chances are with you giving it proper recovery time. Michael
I put in the window and only watered it a bit, and the leaves that looked like they might spring up dried out too.. so i'm worried about killing the whole thing. I think it is a ficus, there's another one on here that looks like it.. it didnt come with a tag and it was gift.
I have had a few Ficus over the years, F. benjamina being the commonest, and even a move from one side of the window to the other sometimes triggers leaf drop. I simply stop watering and patiently wait for the new leaves to sprout before starting again. The new leaves usually become evident before total dessication takes place. If the plant sat out in the cold too long then they may not come back. I would counsel patience and very little or no water for a while. Bill
