For context, she had some bad root rot about a year ago where she lost a lot of leaves (photo of when I first got her on the second slide). Is there a way to fill out the bottom? Or get a branch on the left side? She hasn’t grown much since I’ve gotten her. Any suggestions would be amazing☹️
by placehholder222
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Yes, you can use notching to encourage branching.
I have not tried it, so maybe someone else can elaborate on it.
You can try the lay down method. Lay it on its side. You can prop is up to hold the top end so it’s mostly horizontal. The chemical that causes plants to grow up will put out new shoots after 1-2 months in bright light.
I did this with my ficus and it has about 10 new branches! It does take a while though 🙂 and looks odd on its side…
but ya know, you could always just chop and prop too.
Here’s my original post https://www.reddit.com/r/FicusTrees/s/6rmCnWmBJd
The leaves are 5 times larger now!