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Mon, Feb 11, 13 at 11:00
| Hi...I was given a cutting at the office and this plant has done really well. I have no idea what it is, though. Can someone help me? Second question...can I prune this and will it branch out if I do? Thanks very much for the help...please send eny responses to me at ldalcorn@yahoo.com Thanks again! |
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| It's Ficus lyrata, fiddlehead fig, or fiddle leaf fig. |
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| you can prune it and it will branch out, slowly. not a rapid grower |
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- Posted by LennyD2121 none (My Page) on Tue, Feb 12, 13 at 10:34
| thanks much! Do I just snip off the new growth on top to prune it and get it to branch out? |
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| Pinch the very uppermost soft bit of growth, same as if it were a Coleus. If the apical meristem (growth point) is removed, it will branch. |
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