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title: "Hi. I moved back home and my mom has a fig tree. It looks kind of….…"
description: "Hi. I moved back home and my mom has a fig tree. It looks kind of…. Sad. Should we repot? Soil is pretty dense and hydrophobic. Also should we chop and prop?…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "cndough"
published: "2025-06-07T18:58:56.770959Z"
language: "en"
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# Hi. I moved back home and my mom has a fig tree. It looks kind of….…

_Posted by cndough on 2025-06-07_

Hi. I moved back home and my mom has a fig tree. It looks kind of…. Sad. Should we repot? Soil is pretty dense and hydrophobic. Also should we chop and prop? And if yes should we leave any stems or just do a clean chop? Any advice appreciated

## 1 comment

### cndough commented on 2025-06-07

Here’s a pic

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yelhgHaQ9rxPXZMRw_NQjrPaonfJa-wwblvxcbFFbUU/5s6Dk71wSHCdPlgR3YQpOQ.webp?size=large)

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