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Hello folks,

Just thought I'd do a little update on the situation.... Have been extremely busy moving house etc, but am happy to report that the ficus is hanging in there, so far...

After posting here, a (Korean) friend offered to try to explain to a nursery the problem, to see if they could offer any assistance/advice. This process unfortunately taken quite a while (it has always been "gonna" happen the next weekend!). In the meantime, during summer I gave the tree regular and extremely thorough soakings, in the hope of at least strengthening the healthy parts.

By early-mid September, I noticed that the leaves were no longer malformed and that new shoots were growing at the crown. Now, we are settled in our new place and I am soon (perhaps this week) to collect the long-awaited "poison" (although I am yet to work out exactly what is coming!) but I am actually wondering if I should just leave well enough alone, seeing as the tree now seems to be on the mend.

Anyway, I am just glad to report that the tree is at least still alive, and (if I am not being overly optomistic) might even have seen the last of the borers.

We'll see...

18-Oct-2004	#6
Loki Compulsive Lurker :) Join Date: Jun-2004 Location: Nomadic, but currently Qatar USDA Zone: 11+ AHS Heat Zone: 12+ Posts: 9	Update.... tree possibly on the mend?? Hello folks, Just thought I'd do a little update on the situation.... Have been extremely busy moving house etc, but am happy to report that the ficus is hanging in there, so far... After posting here, a (Korean) friend offered to try to explain to a nursery the problem, to see if they could offer any assistance/advice. This process unfortunately taken quite a while (it has always been "gonna" happen the next weekend!). In the meantime, during summer I gave the tree regular and extremely thorough soakings, in the hope of at least strengthening the healthy parts. By early-mid September, I noticed that the leaves were no longer malformed and that new shoots were growing at the crown. Now, we are settled in our new place and I am soon (perhaps this week) to collect the long-awaited "poison" (although I am yet to work out exactly what is coming!) but I am actually wondering if I should just leave well enough alone, seeing as the tree now seems to be on the mend. Anyway, I am just glad to report that the tree is at least still alive, and (if I am not being overly optomistic) might even have seen the last of the borers. We'll see...