It looks like your water level indicator is at the absolute maximum, so the actual water level in your pot might be even higher. As a first step I would recommend to drain the water from the pot.
When the plant has stopped loosing leaves and has visible new growth you can cut each branch back to a single leaf on each. Cutting back will induce backbudding and ramnification, which will result in a more compact foliage and neater look. My experience with *Ficus benjamina* is that branches cut back to having no leaves left have a low chance of surviving, so patience is required to get this tree back into shape, but I think it will be worth it.
Please also note that Ficuses have special fertilizing requirements. An adequate fertilizer has NPK ratios of roughly 5:2:3, which is considerably different from an all-purpose houseplant fertilizer.
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Repot and move it to the proper location for whatever kind of plant it is.
Just because people have a spare corner, doesn’t mean it’s the best place for a plant. Sorry.
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Needs more light and water
It looks like your water level indicator is at the absolute maximum, so the actual water level in your pot might be even higher. As a first step I would recommend to drain the water from the pot.
When the plant has stopped loosing leaves and has visible new growth you can cut each branch back to a single leaf on each. Cutting back will induce backbudding and ramnification, which will result in a more compact foliage and neater look. My experience with *Ficus benjamina* is that branches cut back to having no leaves left have a low chance of surviving, so patience is required to get this tree back into shape, but I think it will be worth it.
Please also note that Ficuses have special fertilizing requirements. An adequate fertilizer has NPK ratios of roughly 5:2:3, which is considerably different from an all-purpose houseplant fertilizer.
Repot and move it to the proper location for whatever kind of plant it is.
Just because people have a spare corner, doesn’t mean it’s the best place for a plant. Sorry.