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title: "Ignore that this is in a bathroom lol I’m giving it light. I’ve had…"
description: "Ignore that this is in a bathroom lol I’m giving it light. I’ve had my ginseng ficus for years and it’s become very leggy. Any pruning tips? I’m nervous and…"
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community: "Bonsai Matters"
author: "VineAndDandy"
published: "2025-03-02T21:28:09.694735Z"
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# Ignore that this is in a bathroom lol I’m giving it light. I’ve had…

_Posted by VineAndDandy on 2025-03-02_

Ignore that this is in a bathroom lol I’m giving it light. I’ve had my ginseng ficus for years and it’s become very leggy. Any pruning tips? I’m nervous and don’t want to kill it :(

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/6ZlYakZ9aalkVILFDN01ZfKooYQuuaT2ki-S4Ri2OPI/QC9tXByST3G9GEbgREhb5Q.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Just a guy commented on 2025-03-02

Yeah that has very long branches you could cut some of them but not at once because it’s stressful for the plant. If you have wire you could make a cascade like this.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/JiGKag1rW8RDYFXlzBKXyrtrqxQg54OuRDrjGbcOwo8/G0_L95ioSXyNChCpd1SYjQ.webp?size=large)

#### VineAndDandy replied on 2025-03-02

Okay thank you!! This is some great advice :)

#### Just a guy replied on 2025-03-02

Don’t leave wire in for to long or it will engrave into the bark like this. A good amount of time is for that trees branches a month.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/JiGKag1rW8RDYFXlzBKXyrtrqxQg54OuRDrjGbcOwo8/HXfq__MgTbGXXeLAK_ZToQ.webp?size=large)

#### VineAndDandy replied on 2025-03-02

Thank you so much :)

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