I have a recently purchased (from Ikea) fiddle leaf fig. Unsurprisingly, it came home a little worse for the wear -- rust like powder and black blotches. You could tell the plants were crowded and watered from the top.
As a result, once I pruned off the bottom dying leaves, things looked pretty good. (See first picture.)
But then the leaves small black spot started to really bother me, and I couldn't tell if they were growing or if it was just my imagination. Regardless, I got rid of 2, but now, I'm trying to figure out if I need to get rid of the rest of them? (Please see remaining picture.) I'd really rather not -- the plant is already looking a little lopsided. :(
Notes: The plant sits near a window and gets plenty of sun each and every day. It's in a glass container, which I realize is a no-no, but there's a full 3 inches of gravel on the bottom of the container for drainage, and I can see that there is healthy and happy aggressive root growth.
Thank you for any advice you can offer!
Bacterial leaf spot ... MUST I remove affected leaves???
I would not remove the leaves with spots. Rust and most bacterial problems spread from the outside, so protecting the new leaves will be important. If you remove the leaves that just have a few spots you would be compromising the plant too much. The plant needs those leaves to survive. 99% of each leaf is healthy, photosynthesizing matter, making energy from the sun into energy the plant will use.
I would be more worried about the container.
Transplant it into something with drainage.
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