Yellow Spots

[aussieant32]

Hi. I noticed these yellow spots on some of my ficus leaves. Any ideas?

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[melbrackstone]

Did you look under the leaf? The answer could be there.

[Kevin]

Aussieant,

Take your pick from the below three possibilities as i'm unable to distinguish exactly the difference.
All of which are completely common, natural and harmless on many Ficus species:

Cystolith
Lithocyst
Hydathode

This is an example of my Ficus macrophylla:

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However, as Mel mentioned check the leafs underside, my above three diagnosis is based upon an unremarkable surface on the leaf's underside.

Hopes this helps,

Kevin

[aussieant32]

thanks guys will check the underside tomorrow and post a photo!

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[Beano]

Look like normal fig leaf spots to me.

[melbrackstone]

Look like normal fig leaf spots to me

Same here, but worth checking underneath anyway....never know!

Cystolith
Lithocyst
Hydathode

I didn't know the proper names, thanks Kevin. "Normal fig leaf spots" fills the bill for me, but hey, underneath *might* show something different.

[aussieant32]

underneath photo

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[melbrackstone]

Can't see any pests under there, so looks like they're just normal fig leaf spots.

Check out Kevin's list on google and you should get the ultimate answer.