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