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title: "Suggestions for how to best trim off top of fiddle leaf tree that is…"
description: "Suggestions for how to best trim off top of fiddle leaf tree that is otherwise full, but growing too tall?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/BAlhcvNhQzatWyxRCJGLLA/bATvGXXEQNCGWMVdg9XaJg"
community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "Sherri"
published: "2024-06-02T18:00:20.096591Z"
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# Suggestions for how to best trim off top of fiddle leaf tree that is…

_Posted by Sherri on 2024-06-02_

Suggestions for how to best trim off top of fiddle leaf tree that is otherwise full, but growing too tall?

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## 4 comments

### Riley commented on 2024-06-02

I would take a very sharp knife and just saw off the top foot or so. Unrelated, how did you get yours to be so big and healthy? I want to get one, but I’m scared I’m going to kill it and I’d like some advice.

#### Sherri replied on 2024-06-02

Thanks. I moved my tree to a south facing window. I’ve been watering and fertilizing it on schedule and ever since I moved it, it’s really been thriving. I also found great youtube videos about cutting these plants down, although I am a bit nervous about doing so.

### Deb commented on 2024-06-02

Following! I’m wondering the same thing. I just moved mine to an east facing front porch this weekend and I want to cut it down in the hopes it branches out a bit.

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### Planta member commented on 2024-06-14

Mine looked exactly the same! I ended up cutting off the top about 4 feet from the bottom. It was scary! But it put out two new branches and looks beautiful now. And I propagated the top and got a new thriving plant from it!

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