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Small Tigerbark Ficus

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Hey all,




Bought this the other day and just thought I'd gather some general thoughts on it. I want to slip pot it, but I'm wondering if I should do it at an angle. Thought I'd see what you all have to say.
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There's a cluster of branches in the middle of the trunk that can be seen in the other pictures, so I think I am definitely going to remove those. When repotting today, I'll follow this sort of trunkline, which will require me to tilt the tree back a little bit.
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I like that plan FG - tilting in the first 2 pictures didn't do anything for me :2c:
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Thanks Tony.


Repotted today and tilted slightly:
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I think I'm aiming for this sort of look:
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Re: Small Tigerbark Ficus

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Outlined the main trunkline:
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Bit more of a tilt?
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Re: Small Tigerbark Ficus

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Here's the little guy after removing that right side:
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