I have been a bad plant parent and left my poor ficus in a hot sunny car for a few hours during a move. I’ve now gotten it to a place where it gets the right amount of sun (I think) and watered it, but it still isn’t doing well. First one, now two leaves are drooping, and the top of the stem is shriveled. What can I do to help it?

  • Canadian_anarchistEnglish
    3•10 months ago

    You might not be able to save the badly burned sections. If they are getting worse, just cut them off and save your plants energy for recovery.

  • GreedyYardHippos
    2•10 months ago

    I would chop the top off, somewhere above a notch in the stem that has healthy leaves below and under the badly burned leaves.

    You’d be surprised at how quickly it will bounce back with new growth when it isn’t spending all its energy trying to keep those dead leaves alive.

    NGL it’s scary to think about cutting your beloved plant in half but you can’t recover the burned leaves and pruning will encourage branching and new growth