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title: "Just got this Ficus recently from a bonsai store, wondering what…"
description: "Just got this Ficus recently from a bonsai store, wondering what steps I can take to develop it to be much bigger and thicker. It came pruned already and I…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/hB0M8pmURCqUK7zhKpIOTw/65a2b810586b2c1b0c24aba8"
community: "Bonsai Matters"
author: "Owen Dongoski"
published: "2024-01-13T16:19:28.912Z"
language: "en"
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# Just got this Ficus recently from a bonsai store, wondering what…

_Posted by Owen Dongoski on 2024-01-13_

Just got this Ficus recently from a bonsai store, wondering what steps I can take to develop it to be much bigger and thicker. It came pruned already and I really like the structure of the tree just want to scale it up.

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## 1 comment

### Julian commented on 2024-03-16

You could wire it for six months just to shape it the way you want it to be seen, also provide some pruning during the summer months of growth to get it to grow larger later in winter. Choose a style you want for it.

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