An incredibly
fickle plant at times, they may moult if their location is altered or their is a
significant temperature change. In order for some ficus plants to do well, they have to have a steady environment, that is, temperature,
sunlight,
water, and other planty things must remain fairly
similar, constant.
They're also pretty
susceptible to
leaf rot if over-watered or denied of decent amounts of sunlight.
The
root system of a ficus is somewhat delicate, though often you can see some of it above the
soil surface looking all
woody and twisted and gnarly, it's neat. They lose leaves regularly, it's not uncommon to have some
leaf loss nearly daily with some varieties, while others may lose only a few a month. If the environment is changed
drastically, however, you may end up with
a naked plant in a matter of hours, though the leaves will eventually grow back.
I've a few ficus plants, one that has
rubber tree type leaves, and another that looks somewhat
oriental. (Though, it may just look oriental to me because I've seen them in
chinese restaurants before..) They're neat little guys, but not as neat as my
cuban tree.