pruning fiddle leaf fig

Thank you so much for your reply. If this isn’t possible, you may want to consider getting a grow light to help (details about them here). The large and lovely leaves are at the top of the trunk. Although, I may have gone a bit far and bought a large one! My friend dropped a 6 ft. Fiddle Fig plant off she no longer wanted. I know I have to do it slowly but I want a tree so bad. For new growth to occur, FLFs need to have enough energy reserves to push out new growth. I live in San Francisco, so it is pretty always the growing season. You can look into removing the growing tip to help it branch out and pruning to grow taller if that’s what you’re after. My FLF has some leaves with brown tips. Another benefit of doing this is that it may back-bud and get more lush growth on the remaining branches. Thank you! It’s the middle of December and from what I read I might not see any new growth until spring. . about a month ago it just stopped growing. Also, I did a couple other notches on other branches at the same time. I’ve read a tiny bit about hydrogen peroxide but that sounds scary!! Hope that helps! !’, Hey Melissa, if there’s still green leaves on the tree, there’s still hope! Staking will also help it grow straight in the meantime. The more younger, greener trunk won’t be successful with notching so the plant does need to be at a certain maturity. Hi Emily, I’m planning on going on holiday for a month and was wondering how I can keep my fiddle leaf fig plant alive. I have a 3ft FLF and it hasn’t grown much since I bought it. If your plant is established, has been in its pot for a few years, and has been growing steadily, it’s probably time to repot. I have a fiddle leaf tree which I bought last summer. Thanks for the great info. Or best to use nothing until the proper one comes? I’d be happy to send you a photo if there’s a way to do that. Overwatering can only be a problem if the plant is consistently getting watered too frequently. I waited a day to water the roots because the soil seemed moist enough and I didn’t want to overwater. It’s good to know that spring and summer will allow it to grow the most. It’s not possible for them to regrow single leaves so it will most likely continue to grow out as a branch if you leave it. Also check the soil a couple inches into the pot to see if it is mostly dry before watering. It sounds like the leaves must be growing very close together if its not getting much taller, which is great as it will support the trunk better and is a sign that the plant is getting enough light. I was planning on pruning my 7 foot single FLF bush this coming spring since it’s almost touching my ceiling. I then left it in a sunny room and it sprouted! Thank you very much – Barb. I did repot it because I wanted to welcome it with fresh new soil. If the leaves get dark brown spots from the inside of the leaf, it may be getting too much water or not enough light. Thank you! Should I return the tree or is it possible to get rid of the mold? So just be careful not to overwater. . There’s also a growing tip at the top of the baby leaf. I have had my FLF for 1 year, it got sent to me from far north Australia (tropical weather) to Melbourne (south East, much cooler climate). SO happy to have found your blog :). Thank you. Appreciate the help. When leaves do grow, it is more likely to lean from the weight of the leaf. So my advice would be to visualise how you’d like your FLF to look! Otherwise you could try notching on the trunk above what looks like it could be a bud. Right now i am going to just let it acclimate to its new home. Is it best to just cut those off as they come in order to keep it as a tree shape and encourage energy up to the leaves at the top? Hey Whitney, separating the two plants could have been done when you repotted it but now I would wait til at least next Spring before you try that! . However, I started to notice drooping so I thoroughly watered right away (let water go through drainage holes). This will give your FLF the best chance of new nutrients with the new soil and prevent the soil from compacting over time. I cut apart a cluster FLF to start as trees. My fig is getting way too tall and is bending badly. . My very small FLF trunk sprouted almost double it’s length in a matter of days and then 2 new leaves appeared but now there is a significant large gap between leaves, any suggestions? Check that its not in a draughty spot, and you could also try using a spray bottle to give it some moisture. I picked it up at my FLF at local my local grocery store for $7.99! This will trick the tree into branching out at this point. My Fig tree is growing rapidly and is getting too tall. With notching you can almost ‘choose’ the area you’d like a new branch to grow from. The small cluster growing near the soil won’t have any harmful effect on the larger plant, so its up to you whether you’d like to remove it or let it grow! It might take a little patience and care but with the right light, soil and water your FLF should thrive . I have an extremely healthy fiddle leaf; in a perfect location, getting the perfect amount of sunlight, and I water it exactly as I was told. If you prune off a larger piece, you can always cut it up into two or three pieces for propagation. Do you have any advice on how to get my fiddle leaf growth more dense? The best thing to do would be to monitor them, and make sure they have the best conditions possible – mostly including bright light. I have a FLF that has grown over 2 feet in 1 year. Emily’s posts have been featured on popular travel websites as well as home & style sites such as Apartment Therapy. I can’t even laugh. Do you have to separate a cluster? Hi Melissa! Hi Maureen! I’ve had my fiddle leave fig for about a year now and I love it dearly but it’s started to grow a bit strangely and I’m just wondering if you have any suggestions. I thought they would come apart easily BUT when they didn’t (like at all) I sawed them apart. If you cut it you can always propagate a new FLF from this part, so there’s nothing lost! It’s doing so well. I’m sure your plant won’t die – if the notch was too deep, the leaves above it may start to droop within a few days. It is a process of making cuts in the stem to activate dormant buds to grow. I have a bush type fiddle leaf fig (my first) with three stalks coming out of the pot. Hope that helps – all the best! This blog is so helpful! I was about to take a cutting for propagation when I noticed new growth. It’s up to you to decide if you think it’s worth giving it a go, keeping in mind the potential damage and time it would take for each to recover. Hi! My tree smells awful. I prefer the bush to the tree but I’m seeing more info about the tree. A tall Fiddle Leaf – what a good problem to have! FLFs are amazing plants and after all the flak they receive about being ‘fussy’, they can still appear to come back from the dead, or a bare trunk, like yours! I have 2 9 foot FLF. Keep in mind that as your FLF grows (they can get quite large), it may tend to appear more like a tree. . If the rest of the plant is healthy I don’t think its too much cause for concern – it is more of a natural process. How should I go about this? Last night I split a fiddle leaf that had 6 medium strength 3’ trunks. I’ve actually come across quite a few similar situations. I just bought a fiddle leaf today that is already in a tree formation, I noticed, however, that the top of the trunk part looks like it was hacked off (or pinched I guess) and the three branches split from the trunk 2 inches below the hacked stump. FLFs like a lot of water, but less often. Its active growth recently slowed (over the spring and summer, which surprised me), and it dropped nearly 10 leaves on the lower trunk. Hey Carla, unfortunately leaves can’t grow back in the same spots, but that’s not to say it won’t keep growing upwards from there. Hello Emily! If this is the case, take a wet washcloth and gently wipe down each leaf. You mentioned your FLF is long and gangly, which could be another sign it is wanting more light! I replanted him and he seemed to be fine, but I went on vacation and he was forgotten. Notching – make a small cut just above a bud or growth node to encourage branching. I hate to prune healthy leaves off my plant but I am unhappy with the way this makes the plant look. FLFs love to be fully saturated when you do water, but that means watering less often. I’m not quite sure what you mean by cutting too wide? Hi Kali, thanks for your comment! We got our FLF a few months ago and have seen nice growth of new leaves at the top. I can put it in a better spot sun wise to get better light on the lower leaves? I am wanting to notch the larger one to encourage branching. They are not drooping down.. they’re still sticking pretty straight up but I’m worried that this might be a sign of something I’m doing wrong? However if you’re wanting to encourage newer growth lower down to make it more full, pruning sounds like the way to go , Hi, I was wondering if you knew why my new leaves are coming out soft? Thank you! Do I have any chance of bringing him back? It is probably better to remove all the dirt and have a completely new mix than adding new dirt on top. It won’t be too late to separate them at that stage, as they are two different plants they will have their own root systems. One trunk, very happy, but he’s near the ceiling. If so how much? If your trunk is still quite thin you could either prune it and propagate the cutting, or wait until your FLF matures before trying notching. I’d suggest thinking about how your plant will look as it branches out at that spot to help you make the decision (pruning encourages branching!). I’d say these are still pretty small. Hey Kaitlin! My fiddle leaf (bush form) has a main trunk and one branch (lower down). When you pinch or prune the stem, it will not keep growing from that point. One of my FLFs did something similar last summer but is now back to normal. Try pruning the tip of the main trunk rather than the branches themselves. I have two leaves on top that came in deformed. Make the cut at an angle, between two leaf nodes. That was 10 days ago and the top soil still feels moist. For some reason though, the bottom leaves of the new growth start to turn a light green color at the ends and then eventually fall off. Generally its best to feel the soil around an inch deep to see if it is still wet from the last water before you water it again. I use little plant trolleys with wheels (like these ones) for plants that are too heavy to move around. Should I separate these into single tree? If your FLF has reached a size that you don’t want to continue to grow it past, you can keep pruning it back to size. Thank you so much in advance!!! Similarly, notching gives an exact spot where a branch will bud from, as you are targeting a dormant bud just above a leaf node. If you start growing fiddle-leaf figs in containers, you’ll need to repot them every year. The plant it self has around 20 or so leaves. Should I pinch the leaf bud off? Start with bright, indirect light but you can always acclimatise your FLF to direct sunlight, which will help it thrive. Oh no! Although I haven’t taken it out and to try and seperate the roots yet. ?‍♀️ Is there something I can do to accelerate its drying? Last month I re-potted it and started giving is fertilizer. You could also try giving it some more water, this may be part of the problem if the leaves are drooping. The last thing I would check is to look up close and see if you can see any eggs or bugs on the leaves that could be causing the plant to die. . You can also try wiggling the stem to strengthen it (I now put my FLF outside and the breeze has helped strengthen the trunk). This post on leaning might have some tips for you that could help . Having leaves grow closer together helps support the trunk more and promotes a stronger trunk. However the choice is yours – just make sure its getting lots of light for the best results . Do I just simply cut the top or is there a special method? Ideally, I’d like to water them once a week or 1.5 weeks but I can wait if that won’t ruin the plants. So there may not be anything wrong in this case! Even if the top growing bud has been pruned they can always grow from dormant buds when they are ready . Hey Nadine, so glad the blog has been helpful You could really do either option, depending on how thick your FLF trunk is. Cut back any branches that are growing too wide for your taste. It goes away when i touch it but comes back shortly after. To encourage branching at the top, try pruning the tip. I can send you a picture. perhaps ill send an emailed picture for reference. If the stem is still living, give it time, lots of bright light and I’m sure it will activate growth again! I see red specks in new leaves. Hi, I had been looking a the fiddle leaf fig and I bought one for a friend hoping I would wait until spring so I could get me one cheeper , but the day before Christmas I luck up and went to a home depo and found one it was only 12 dollars so my husband got me 2 of them . Should I repot him or remove the funghi? You could try making a splint for the branch to keep it straight – if you don’t want to lose it and it’s still alive, or you could just cut it. Hope that helps you! Will spraying with diluted dish washing liquid do the trick and not damage the plant? I’m new to the FLF family! Pruning it back is definitely an option. Sometimes it’s best to work with a plant’s natural shape rather than change them to be exactly how we like, so I would say that any bends like that would just provide added interest! Should this be removed? Hey Kristen, you can cut them off no problem. Also, there are some roots that have grown through the drainage holes and are quite long. Only you could tell which one it could be, but make sure when you water to saturate the roots fully until water comes out the bottom. If you prune a branch back so there is 1 healthy leaf left on it, then cut that leaf in half & wait, you'll get back-budding proximal to (toward the trunk from) the half leaf. Is it just a leaf? Or possibly put gravel on the top so I don’t smell the soil. Any suggestions would be great! Th am you so much for your advice!! They continue to show new growth but recently the leave I do have left are droopy. its such a shame because its a tall tree (almost 7 ft) but the leaves are so small and sparse. All the best with your new FLF . If its growing after being replanted, this is a good sign, and should be able to handle some pruning . I noticed a few new leaves growing on a “trunk” coming up from the roots but attached to the main trunk. It’s likely the two taller branches will continue to grow, so you could either wait until the plant is relatively healthy & leafy again and try notching to fill in the bare patches, or cut the branches back so they start growing leaves lower again. This makes them somewhat challenging for the home grower, who is likely to have trouble duplicating these steamy conditions. When it first arrived it lost lots of the largest leaves (I assume from the stress of the move/temp change) and I was also overwatering (lots of brown marks on the leaves) With some extra care I’m sure your FLF will push through to be just as lush as it used to be . I had it near a window but it only received morning direct sunlight. I was curious, what do you suggest for a fiddle leaf that has multiple trunks that are all attached? Our question is should we cut the stem above the new growth? Is there any way to save it? In the last few months this guy has also been growing some kind of mushroom/fungi in the soil. I have notched my plant but it does not grow new branches. If the main stem is left un-cut, it will grow tall and leggy and need support to keep from falling over. It is super happy and I’ve had it for a year. Pruning is totally fine for FLFs. I guess I’ve been living under a rock. Hey Julia, I haven’t heard of that problem before but here are a few things you could try: Try to prune in the spring or early summer. With adequate growing conditions and care the Fiddle Leaf Fig will branch With time to create an elegant small to medium size indoor tree. Unfortunately we can’t always control where plants decide to grow, but to help the smaller branch I would try facing it towards the light. Yellow leaves are caused by overwatering but if they are turning brown, it would most likely be too much sunlight or not enough water. Thank you Emily. Notching isn’t always successful so if you tried any haven’t seen any results, you can try again or do multiple notches, so that there’s more chance of 1 or 2 taking. If you do water propagation, be careful with the roots when you transfer the cutting into soil, as roots that are grown in water are often more delicate. Is this a watering problem? It sounds like your FLF is in shock from the splitting. To keep a more even ‘ball’ shape you’ll need to prune that longer branch back to where it should be – you can always use the pruned part to propagate a new FLF! FLFs naturally produce larger and larger leaves as they grow, so I’m not surprised yours has done this (mine did too)! ? cloth. Probably over watered and had to keep it outside in the winter months. Do I wait until they are about 3-4 foot tall and do I start taking leaves off the bottom first then pinch the top so they branch out. You can leave it or cut & propagate it once it establishes a little, its up to you . It’s good that you watered it when you noticed drooping, however I’d say it is probably just reacting to the stress of repotting and possibly not getting watered straight away. Unfortunately, it is growing too big and one branch goes this way and the other branch goes the other way. Hi!! How do you pick the pot size? Hey Sheylah! I came back to his last four leaves broken off from dropping. All the best! You may be able to check if the stem is dead by feeling if it is brittle and dry or still ‘bendable’ like live growth. I have had it staked, which I understand is a mistake. She sits in a bright window but it’s winter. After being outside for 1-2 weeks, it learned to straighten up and was much stronger. The reason for it is very simple because this is the main growing season of your plant. It will sprout a new shoot, turn into a leaf, but then stop growing/staying very small. Would two be too traumatic to the plant? Hey Amanda, it’s possible that what you see is a type of fungus, which is pretty normal for plants when the conditions are right. Notching is more effective than pruning to encourage branching. Or is it dead? -Make sure the notch is directly above a leaf node. She has been doing everything else right . I purchased a mid size cluster (3 total) and repotted the cluster all together. So I am definitely going ti notch them.i took them outside for the summer. It’s always a good idea to let your FLF acclimatize to its new surroundings. However I would say your FLF has probably dropped leaves more due to environmental issues! I have had my FLF tree since Jan. At the time I did not know how to care for it. Hey Suzanne! Could you please give me a bit more informaton? Hi Justin. Thank you for all of your great advice on FLF’s! Hey Pam, that’s right – the point where you cut it back to, is where it should branch. Is that dangerous for the plant? Any suggestions? Excellent info! If you do trim it, there will most likely be a brownish line where you have cut it anyway. You’ll have better success separating them if they have their own root ball, however you can still separate them if they share roots. And can I trim it off or is there someway to train it to grow straight and upwards rather than curved downwards? Laurie. We have not pruned them in the 5-6 years that we have lived here. If the main stem is left un-cut, it will grow tall and leggy and need support to keep from falling over. We had an early cold snap – didn’t freeze, but was windy and temp dropped to 38. They don’t harm the leaves themselves but can cause damage to the plant by chewing on roots in the soil. Hi Miz, it would be fine to repot your FLF at this time of year but they do really only need to be repotted if they are root bound, as they do like to be snug in pots. Plants will always lean / grow towards the light! If some drops land somewhere, wipe them gently with rubbing alcohol to remove them. . A shower is ideal. They also don’t like droughts of cold air. Hi Fee, you can send me some photos if you like via my contact page, or check out these forums on the link below: But if it is possible, any advice you could offer on when & how to safely do this would be much appreciated! Hi Heidi! Outdoors in summer, indoors in winter before the first frost. I have a recent post all about propagation that might help! Pruning any back may harm your FLF. I trimmed a few, but still have a few remaining and am afraid to trim too much off of an already smaller plant. However if they are already reaching the ceiling its probably a good idea to prune them! It’s getting quite large, a bit dense and wider than I’d prefer. Unless the plant is extremely root bound with roots circling the outer edge of the pot, it won’t need to be repotted. How do I encourage new branch growth (rather than continuous growth on the 3 existing branches)? Any tips?? Other than that, I would just make sure your FLF is getting enough light as sometimes the leaves will turn towards light. Because plants aren’t regenerative, they can’t grow back leaves in the same place where they lost them. It’s winter here (though I am in Queensland so its sub-tropical), should I do it now or wait til spring? Changing things will help you figure out the cause to then fix it! In my opinion, removing the lower leaves is probably the last step to do. Happy growing. One branch is gets the most grown, with the second 20cms shorter, and the third less than half the hight of the tallest. If I’ve understood – you’d like to get your FLF growing into a tree shape. Hi! 1week later i moved the 2 into bigger pots with fast draning soil. Check out the fertilizer I’ve linked in this post (affordable & VERY effective), or look for a fertilizer that has a NPK ratio of 9-3-6. Both plants are about 2ft tall from top of the soil to the top of the plant and about 1.5-2ft wide. I accidentally notched too deep and now the branch is really dropping. I have an 8 foot FLF that is looking healthy. This is in fact the protective sheaths that the new growth will grow out of! If you did do some pruning when its cooling down, you may not see any changes as your plant will be conserving its energy for winter… Hope that helps you. Pruning may or may not encourage branching, but if it does branch, its a bit unknown where a branch will start growing. You can use a fertilizer to make sure she’s got all the nutrients needed to grow. You might want to prune the tip to encourage new growth – when you do this, it’s a good sign if sap oozes from the cut as this shows the stem is still living. If I pull the leaves off, will new leaves shoot from that spot? Now, two days later, my FLF is still drooping, and the top of the trunk has started to shrivel!!! When you water it until it drains, you also allow any buildup of salts or chemicals in the soil (that can accumulate over time due to fertilizer or tap water) to be flushed out, keeping the plant healthy. Or could this be root rot? Hope these tips help! Thank you! Will it only grow the branch or will it grow on the original stem and the branch?! Hi I just purchased my second flf when I got home I noticed the roots are growing all the way at the top around the top part of the soil and out of the soil up top should I wait to repot it or let it acclimate for a couple of weeks in the nursery pot, Hi! All the best! I’m not sure why only the top leaves would have fallen, but if its still got growth then that’s a good sign! a few of the new baby leaves just stopped growing and never reached their full size. Should I try to look for “bad looking” roots and cut them? Hey Gwendolyn! I was so excited when I found it! Or you could stake them so that they don’t bend. I’d welcome your thoughts on the above plus any re-potting tips. The bush no longer seems like its growing and I’ve been thinking about separating them to try to shape them into trees. , Hi! So it all depends on where you’d prefer it to branch! As long as its happy and getting lots of light, it will grow! This ratio is most effective for FLFs and can be found on the label. Is it possible to use the cutting to start a new plant? Make sure there will still be enough leaves left on the tree! A quality fertilizer can also help to thicken the trunk (check out my FLF fertilizer post for more info). Is that okay? Will she just wake up at some point? Scott, Thanks for your comments Scott! When your FLF is healthy again and the trunk has grown stronger and turned brown/woody, you could try notching to encourage branches that will fill the bare spots on the trunk. Hi Emily, just wanted to thank you for all the incredible information on this site! Hey Esther! Some ways to achieve this is through pruning or notching – you can find more info in this post about branching Hope that helps! During the summer I pruned a small amount, learning later this was not the time to prune. Your FLF will most definitely be fine either way . I will try the wiggling method. Is there a special soil recommended for my fiddle fig? Any input would be appreciated! Should I move it to a low-light area to encourage increased height via more stem growth? The only other reason for this growth could possibly be being root bound. I hope these tips help! Hey Aaron, sorry I just saw your comments! Let me know if you have more questions . Do I do this just into a new pot straight away? Hi! When the leaves grow bigger, the red dots disappear. And can I prune it to the height I want. Hey Stephanie, if you’re making any changes to your FLF just make sure you do it in a season of growth – Spring being the best time, so it has the best opportunity to thrive. I need your help…. Cheers In general, a good height for branching is around 4-5 feet, as it will then start to take on a standard ‘tree-like’ shape. I received a FLF as a present which was gorgeous. Thanks so much!! I have had a FFF for 3 years now and it’s been doing great in a well lit south facing room. After using insect control sprays to no avail, I put a layer of sand and it seems like it’s working! Unfortunately plants can’t regrow leaves where they’ve been lost, but they can produce branches via dormant buds. I’m sure it will continue to grow taller with time and given it has lots of bright light . Just as it takes extra energy for humans to go through a growth spurt, I would say that perhaps your FLF hasn’t regrown at the top yet as it’s focus is on the new leaves it is growing near the bottom. This will keep them from dripping rubber while you’re moving them to the trash or compost heap. It will definitely still grow and branch from a bare trunk. I guess it depends on what you want your FLF to look like and how much you want to do to get it looking like that. Thank you in advance. Just as I was thinking it was too far gone to rehab, it started a new very healthy branch at the 2.5′ level, with about 5-6 leaves, but not enough branch, yet, to propagate. 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