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# Question. I would love for this to grow more bushy, should I do the…

_Postat av Jmdozer711 den 2023-05-24_

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!

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## 13 kommentarer

### Fern \<3 kommenterade den 2023-05-24

I would cut a little notch or cut under where you want your fig to become more bushy. That is a fig, right?

#### Jmdozer711 svarade den 2023-05-24

Yes, this a rubber tree

#### Jmdozer711 svarade den 2023-05-24

Thank you so much for your input!

#### Shreya svarade den 2023-05-28

No, it is not. It is a burgundy rubber plant.

### Michelle kommenterade den 2023-05-24

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 svarade den 2023-05-24

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 svarade den 2023-05-24

Good idea! If it hasn’t grown at all, then pinch away! It should start growing new buds pretty quickly. Good luck!

### Danika kommenterade den 2023-05-25

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 svarade den 2023-05-26

I did pinch the top but I am going to notch the bottom part of the tree today.

#### Jmdozer711 svarade den 2023-05-26

Some videos say to cut out a rectangle and some day just to make a slit….?

### GardeNerd kommenterade den 2023-06-02

Trader Joe’s plant? I have the same one. Yours is looking really healthy.

#### Jmdozer711 svarade den 2023-06-02

Yes

### GardeNerd kommenterade den 2023-07-30

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.

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