Ficus Has Brown Spots And Cut Leaves

Gogo

Hi,

I'm a newbie to the world of Bonsai and I'm already addicted-- but that's not the problem.

I have a ficus (retusa I believe) that has leaves with brown spots that eventually turn into holes. In addition, there are other leaves that have brown lines which eventually cuts the leaves. I am hoping someone could tell me what the heck is going on. I've flipped through books and articles on the web but couldn't find anything that exactly matches my tree's problem.

A little history on my tree. I bought the tree as a "mallsai" in early Feb. Before I knew any better, I placed my ficus outdoors in 35-40ish degree weather for about 2 weeks. I noticed a few leaves with spots and cuts, nothing too worrysome. I then found out that ficus trees don't like temperatures below 60 F. So I then, removed all the glued gravel, repotted the tree, and brought it inside my house. It's been almost a month and problem has gotten worse. Should I worry? Thanks for any advice.

Here are pics of the leaves.
http://users.rcn.com/gerald.uy/pict...magedleaves.jpg

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spoonman

maybe some of the glue got to the roots?

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"Little laurel trees, your roots can find
No mountain, yet your leaves extend
Beyond your own world into mine
Perennial wands, unfolding in my thought
The budding evergreen of time."
-Kathleen Raine, The Trees in Tubs

Gogo

So a few days ago I bought another ficus at a nursery as starting material. This time it's a benjamina. Already I'm noticing the same symptoms with the leaves. I'm assuming that this is normal for ficus trees.

DNA Perfect

What percent of the leaves are falling off?
Ken