Beginner Gardening: How do you prune a schefflera (umbrella plant)?, 1 by emi2

emi2 wrote:
Hello all! I'm desperately seeking advice for my 15 year old schefflera...it's like a member of the family. I returned from a short vacation to find about 25 leaves with white patches, and brown/black spots. No leaves have dropped yet, and the spots are not mealies or powdery mildew. There were yellow mushrooms in the pot for about a month that I simply plucked out of the pot. Could this fungus have gone systemic? How do I cure the plant?
Thanks for any and all advice!