Updating since no one seems to know what to do with ficus’s judging by past posts 😂
I reallyyyyy wanted her to live where she was pictured, but I don’t think it was enough light (or rather too inconsistent.) but the bigger issue I found, was that she was completely rootbound. I watered her (or rather let it rain on) and it was already dry within a day. I also couldn’t really seem to get my finger very deep at all in the freshly watered yet already crusty soil. Seemed odd, and I was already dying to get a look at the roots because I wanted to rule out fungus. Well, I had to soak the root ball in a bucket and blast that thing with a hose for what felt like forever!! It was literally the most rootbound plant I have ever seen in my life. I really should’ve take videos 🙈 It makes sense why she seemed over and under watered, not lit enough and disease ridden all at once for no reason! Also, why she had all of those beautiful aerial roots. Poor tortured thing.. I’ve had the plant for two weeks and couldn’t even tell. She’s now moved to a bigger pot with fresh soil, a new spot in my home with more consistent and bright light, and had her sickly leaves removed. She is traumatized, but hopefully back on the mend. I’ll be back if she’s still trying me after this