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title: "This ficus was dying so I chopped all but one leaf and a little stem…"
description: "This ficus was dying so I chopped all but one leaf and a little stem and threw it outside. It's coming back strong!"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/BJYYuh7fg7n0ls817LhrF0"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Jess"
published: "2025-08-08T17:04:30.446287Z"
language: "en"
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# This ficus was dying so I chopped all but one leaf and a little stem…

_Posted by Jess on 2025-08-08_

This ficus was dying so I chopped all but one leaf and a little stem and threw it outside. It's coming back strong!

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