In a blind rage this man cut my fiddle leaf fig, frank, down to a stump at 2 am this morning. I have only cried about it once briefly. I have since cut frank into 5 propagation stems and they are sitting in luke warm water outside. I have talked to franks many segments and told them to be strong in these troubling times, I also told them they are still just as beautiful as before and that it will be okay. I am heartbroken. The last picture is frank as a little baby , I got him from a food lion July 1st, 2024. Frank will be a lifelong companion so I know this is just a bump in the road, I’m just upset.
by plantgub
11 Comments
Ex-boyfriend*
There’s a chance it will survive but that is very aggressive.
I’d also try to propagate the cut plant. Cut it into smaller sections so you have a node or two that you can put in water or damp moss with a couple leaves on it to re-root.
What kind of person does this? Don’t make excuses for him, dump him.
This is abuse! I’m so sorry to see this. I hope Frank survives and makes many baby Frankies and Frannies. And hope you showed this guy the door!
Stay strong, Frank! You can do it! 💪
This is so terrible, and I would be beside myself if someone did this to me. I hope you’re reconsidering your relationship with your bf because this is inexcusable behavior. Stay safe yourself.
It does propagate well.
Men are so emotional. 🙄
But seriously, your boyfriend can’t regulate his emotions. Dump him and tell him he needs to figure that shit out.
I sure hope you are done with your boyfriend!
Yikes this is a major red flag. Likely he knows how much you love that thing and wanted to hurt you. This time it’s a tree but to what lengths could he go to hurt you?
Keep watering and feeding the stump, it will come back! I had 3 trunks in a pot (came that way) and none were doing well – scraggly but top heavy and falling over. I experimentally chopped one of them down to about the same height on a recommendation from a green thumb relative. Lo and behold about a month later new leaves were sprouting out! I chopped a second trunk shortly after I saw the new growth and now have two happily growing stumps. Plan to chop the third soon since it looks pretty wonky rn.
you and Frank deserve better!!!!!
RIP to the fallen soldier, Frank. 🙏🏿
Long Live Franks II, III and IV🥂
Ps: Scrap the BF. Dude sounds like a total tool.