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Here is a picture of two of the leaves of my 26 year old Ficus. I cut them off when I saw them.

- There is some blackish/grey discolouration on both leaves.

- On the bottom of the smaller leaf, there are also some yellow crystal-like structures in the same place as the area of discolouration. You can see these in the photo. Maybe aphid honeydew? Not sure.

- When I cut off the leaves, a big droplet of whitish fluid flowed out. I'm presuming this is sap, and nothing to worry about, but I thought I'd mention it.

- I also found one root that had grown out through the hole at the base of the pot, which had a white fur on it.

Do you guys have any ideas about what's going on here? Are these two things (leaves and root) related, or are they separate diseases? How should I go about dealing with them?

Here's a pic of the whole tree (in case it helps!)

White sticky sap is what ficus does. What fici do? Ficus do? Hybrid Latin/ English......

The discolored leaves may be root rot from over watering or a too compact root ball. Pull it out of the pot and see if it smells.

Interesting thread, thank you for sharing.