Hey everyone looking for some second opinions on my fiddle leaf fig.

It’s about ~6 ft tall and overall healthy (firm leaves, no major drop), but the bottom half of the trunk is pretty bare from older leaf loss. I recently repotted it and have been careful with watering/light. I also tried notching a few spots lower down, but so far I’m not seeing any buds forming (it’s winter where I am).

I’m torn between:

• Leaving it alone and letting it do its thing

• Or doing a more aggressive cut/prune to encourage lower branching and a fuller look

My main goal is more leaves lower down, even if that means slower height growth.

Does this tree look healthy to you?

Would you recommend:

• Waiting until spring?

• Cutting the top back?

• A hard chop vs a partial cut?

• Or just patience?

Any advice or similar experiences would be really appreciated. Thanks!

by Old_Statistician_613

1 Comment

  1. Expensive-Dentist-52

    Fiddle leaf never grows leaves from bottom till the top is there . I am not an expert but sadly a hard chop is inevitable 😢

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