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Question: I received the below plant as a gift and it is losing a lot of leaves, please tell me what …

  • Question

    I received the below plant as a gift and it is losing a lot of leaves, please tell me what kind of plant this is and it's care. I am in St Louis and the plant is in my front window. Thank you.

    Answer

    Dear cprayer1, your plant may be a narrow-leaved species of Ficus (fig). These are woody plants in the mulberry family, some of which are commonly cultivated as house plants. Best wishes.