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title: "General tip…I’m using little pieces of pipe insulation on my small…"
description: "General tip…I’m using little pieces of pipe insulation on my small weeping ficus to “nudge” branches away from each other so their bark isn’t damaged while…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Hiya!"
published: "2023-03-09T19:31:06.962Z"
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# General tip…I’m using little pieces of pipe insulation on my small…

_Posted by Hiya! on 2023-03-09_

General tip…I’m using little pieces of pipe insulation on my small weeping ficus to “nudge” branches away from each other so their bark isn’t damaged while growing up.

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## 1 comment

### Tove commented on 2023-03-10

That’s a great idea! 🌟 Thank you for sharing this tip 🙏🤗

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