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title: "Should i cute the top off my ficus? I have this ficas that went crazy…"
description: "Should i cute the top off my ficus? I have this ficas that went crazy last summer and went a bit wobbly! this last few weeks it’s put out a ton of new growth…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/wv20ZmEpRpmLZtybw9YpxA"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "magpie"
published: "2024-04-07T18:51:29.544975Z"
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# Should i cute the top off my ficus? I have this ficas that went crazy…

_Posted by magpie on 2024-04-07_

Should i cute the top off my ficus? I have this ficas that went crazy last summer and went a bit wobbly! this last few weeks it’s put out a ton of new growth on the sad sticky bits! but it’s still a bit crazy should i chop off that left bit to propagate or let it do its thing??

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## 2 comments

### LearningPlantMom commented on 2024-04-07

Don’t chop the new growth. You can prune the stick that is pop sided a bit to the height you want it to be.

### DanishGramma commented on 2024-04-07

Can you give it more light? And maybe rotate it a quarter turn when you water.

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