--- title: "Question. I would love for this to grow more bushy, should I do the…" description: "Question. I would love for this to grow more bushy, should I do the pinch technique here at the top or prune? Or is this a leaf? Sorry for the ignorance, very…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/646e23c180b5f441c697fc89?language=ja" community: "Propagating & Sowing" author: "Jmdozer711" published: "2023-05-24T14:48:33.973Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/d0-9Bg4fcm_CGWgFfyvyTCA2_fZVzn_SDX3BwN6p0mc/f74399f7855e491b996bc4c951c322d4.webp?size=large" --- [コミュニティ](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ja) / [Propagating \& Sowing](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg.md?language=ja) # Question. I would love for this to grow more bushy, should I do the… _Jmdozer711さんが2023-05-24に投稿しました_ Question. I would love for this to grow more bushy, should I do the pinch technique here at the top or prune? Or is this a leaf? Sorry for the ignorance, very new plant mom here. I also hear that you can make notches near the nodes…HELP! ![1件中1件目の添付ファイル](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/d0-9Bg4fcm_CGWgFfyvyTCA2_fZVzn_SDX3BwN6p0mc/f74399f7855e491b996bc4c951c322d4.webp?size=large) ## 13件のコメント ### Fern \<3さんが2023-05-24にコメントしました I would cut a little notch or cut under where you want your fig to become more bushy. That is a fig, right? #### Jmdozer711さんが2023-05-24に返信しました Yes, this a rubber tree #### Jmdozer711さんが2023-05-24に返信しました Thank you so much for your input! #### Shreyaさんが2023-05-28に返信しました No, it is not. It is a burgundy rubber plant. ### Michelleさんが2023-05-24にコメントしました Hey! Pinching off the top growth will definitely promote some branching. The new growth is a new leaf, so it might need to be sacrificed in order to get a new branch. On my rubber tree, I wait until a new leaf unfurls and then pinch when the new growth is smaller. #### Jmdozer711さんが2023-05-24に返信しました It’s been like this for a month and nothing has happened. I did have in a spot that was low light so that may be why. I recent moved it to a place with more light and i want a bushy tree. Lol. I think I may just pinch the top and make some notches ! Ty! #### Michelleさんが2023-05-24に返信しました Good idea! If it hasn’t grown at all, then pinch away! It should start growing new buds pretty quickly. Good luck! ### Danikaさんが2023-05-25にコメントしました I’d recommend the notching technique right above several nodes. Several because they may or may not all result in a new branch. There are tons of tutorial videos on notching for rubber trees or fiddle leaf figs (similar ways) on you tube for a visual, on how to do this. But it should be a 1/3 deep notch cut. I prefer this method to chopping top because you can often get a new branch to grow much lower down so its not creating a top heavy situation, and because it will probably look more balanced. #### Jmdozer711さんが2023-05-26に返信しました I did pinch the top but I am going to notch the bottom part of the tree today. #### Jmdozer711さんが2023-05-26に返信しました Some videos say to cut out a rectangle and some day just to make a slit….? ### GardeNerdさんが2023-06-02にコメントしました Trader Joe’s plant? I have the same one. Yours is looking really healthy. #### Jmdozer711さんが2023-06-02に返信しました Yes ### GardeNerdさんが2023-07-30にコメントしました Notch and use cinnamon. Just a clean cut—no need to have to be a carpenter and be cutting shapes. Gardening is complicated enough when you’re learning. --- _Plantaコミュニティ (https://getplanta.com)。閲覧はどなたでも可能です。投稿、コメント、いいねをするには、Plantaアプリをダウンロードしてください: https://getplanta.com/download_