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title: "How can I make my fiddle leaf fig branch out?"
description: "How can I make my fiddle leaf fig branch out?"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "JaynaSue"
published: "2024-05-18T19:45:23.495423Z"
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# How can I make my fiddle leaf fig branch out?

_Posted by JaynaSue on 2024-05-18_

How can I make my fiddle leaf fig branch out?

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## 10 comments

### Kirsty commented on 2024-05-18

Either chop the top off, or notch it on a node and apply keiki paste :)

#### Cait2k3 replied on 2024-05-18

Can you further explain what this means: “notch it on a node”? And that will cause it to produce a new leaf/branch?

#### Kirsty replied on 2024-05-18

Nodes are little bumps or bands where around where a new leaf has previously grown. If you make a small cut (with a sterilised blade) and apply keiki paste (you can buy this on Amazon), it will encourage new growth.

#### Cait2k3 replied on 2024-05-18

So, if I just make barely deep slices on those round boxes and apply a thin layer of keiki paste, new branches will grow? My banyan fig is only growing branches and leaves at the the top of the plant

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3q1EezzSIXK3J02mDg9m-iP-h2JHaLGgjJOhJDA14ag/W9kMQ9KMQBGBel36FkPjgw.webp?size=large)

#### Cait2k3 replied on 2024-05-19

Also, do I always make a cut before applying keiki paste—to any plant type?

#### Kirsty replied on 2024-05-19

Yes, that should work! And apply the paste after :)

### Lili commented on 2024-05-18

If this is your desired height I would chop it \& you’ll notice new buds in a couple weeks!

#### Cait2k3 replied on 2024-05-18

So, just chop off at the top a few leaves down? What would you suggest I do to my plant?

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#### Lili replied on 2024-05-18

So I actually recently chopped one of my FLF stems \& you basically just cut as much or as little as you’d like. This is a few weeks since. Your plant looks fairly small but if you want to keep it small then yes you can chop the top \& you’ll then get new growth like I showed in the picture. Me personally I would wait til you have a bit more length \& thus more nodes for possible new growth points.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/us_sSMRcaBCYUyBTEcRWxvCGGroUR8sgvvI-gxjVZDU/NBn-K5Z6SNyvSUv09pdXog.webp?size=large)

#### JaynaSue replied on 2024-05-19

So if I'd cut just under the fifth leaf or so it could possibly branch out on top then?

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