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  • Answered by
    Heather on
    June 18, 2011
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    This is a sign that the plant has a pest infestation. Often the pests that secrete honeydew (which is the sticky substance) are hard to see. It may be aphids, scale or a few other pests. Treat the plant with a pesticide and you should see the sticky substance clear up as the pests die.

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    Nikki on
    July 2, 2011
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    The direct sun may be a bit much for this plant, but if you could provide it with some cover or even a little shade, the plant would proabably enjoy some outdoor time. As for pruning, you can just cut off what you feel is overgrown to shape the plant as you like. These houseplants typically rebound quickly from pruning.

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    moosmom on
    July 4, 2011
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    most arbs wont beable to handle that much direct light. you can cut plant anywhere you want and it will regrow,best done in spring when plant is in heavy growth season

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    moosmom on
    July 6, 2011
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    could be air conditioning if you have it,it needs to moved away from it.

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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    September 4, 2011
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    This is caused by a pest, either scale or aphids. These articles will help you:
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/scale-bug-how-to-control-plant-scale.htm
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/homemade-aphid-control-a-natural-way-to-kill-aphids.htm

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    moosmom on
    September 5, 2011
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    its scale. the plant needs to be treated along with the area where its sticky. scale will attach itself to almost anything and spreads quickly to other plants

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  • Answered by
    Heather on
    October 10, 2011
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    That is alot of plant to try to root. It likely will not take because there would be so much foliage for the plant to try to support without a decent root system for quite some time. I would recommend using the large pruning to take several smaller cuttings and trying to root those.

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    Nikki on
    November 13, 2011
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    It does sound like root rot and replacing the soil in the pot will help alleviate the problem. If repotting really is not an option, you can try applying fungicide to the soil and that kill the fungus that sometimes causes root rot.

    At this point, trimming back the plant would be a good idea. There is probably not enough of the roots left to support the foliage. Try cutting it back by about 1/3.

    Adding drainage holes would definitely help as well.

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  • Answered by
    Nikki on
    January 17, 2012
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    I would first wash it off. Placing the plant in the shower works well for whole plant cleaning. Then you can treat the plant with neem oil to get rid of the aphids. Here is more information on neem oil: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/pests/pesticides/neem-oil-uses.htm

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