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title: "I accidentally left my fiddle leaf fig out in the sun and it has som…"
description: "I accidentally left my fiddle leaf fig out in the sun and it has som pretty major sunburn just wondering if there is anything I cans do to fix it and if I…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Growing army"
published: "2026-05-25T16:55:54.840447Z"
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# I accidentally left my fiddle leaf fig out in the sun and it has som…

_Posted by Growing army on 2026-05-25_

I accidentally left my fiddle leaf fig out in the sun and it has som pretty major sunburn just wondering if there is anything I cans do to fix it and if I should prune?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cNEwiyvUv4t_clGzpE_qrm7M5-rh8CwF4Me9b6T0bl8/T2xiNEdYSGeiU76eHZ2CxQ.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### DragonYan8090 commented on 2026-05-25

I have one too, let it heal and if there are parts that snap off easily, snap it off.

### AudPod commented on 2026-05-25

I made this oops last year. Leaves that were burned 50% or more I removed, the rest I trimmed. If trimming left them way too wonky looking I just removed them. But, the plant had a lot of leaves so pruning still left it with plenty of healthy ones for photosynthesis. If it had few, I probably wouldn’t have been so aggressive with the pruning.

### Growing army commented on 2026-05-25

Thanks so much but I’m scared to prune because lamps all the leaves got sunburned

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