If any one tree in my collection deserves the moniker “project tree,” it’s likely my ficus. When I wanted healthy roots I let the branches run. Now that I want to stimulate new branches I cut back hard.
Ficus before cutback
Ficus after
That’s it for the time being – another round of growth and cutback will follow in late summer or next spring.
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