bonsaiTALK Community - View Single Post - Spot wilting on a ficus benjamina

Yes, cut it off and make the cut into healthy tissue to make sure there is no parasitic organism remaining from the affected branch. It's a good insurance to put a sealant on the cut, if you have some, although the tree can do it by itself especially Ficus sp. which have a white gummy sap.
I forgot to say that a branch can also die off when its leaves do not get enough light for photosynthesis. You will often see this in nature from trees that have branches which are in the middle of the canopy.

16-Dec-2007	#4
ALDEVAUX bonsaiTALK Master Join Date: Mar-2004 Location: St-Hyacinthe, P.Québec Country: CANADA USDA Zone: 4 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 447	Yes, cut it off and make the cut into healthy tissue to make sure there is no parasitic organism remaining from the affected branch. It's a good insurance to put a sealant on the cut, if you have some, although the tree can do it by itself especially Ficus sp. which have a white gummy sap. I forgot to say that a branch can also die off when its leaves do not get enough light for photosynthesis. You will often see this in nature from trees that have branches which are in the middle of the canopy.