Drastic action

[Ben Thomas]

I bought a ficus benjamina from a garden centre over a year ago, as an experiment I thought I'd see some what I can do. It grew so very fast, it had wire marks in a few months. Did this and that and didn't like the look.
So I've chopped it!!
The roots are so cool,I've just gotta try something with it. Now hopefully a new leader n a thickening of the trunk.
Fingers crossed

[squizzy]

Id say a new leader is not likely. I think these don't shoot back well from being cut hard from memory?

Good luck with it Ben.

Squizz

[ToddB]

Ben, although my 'hard' pruning was nowhere near as drastic as your 'chop', My F benjamina responded extremely well and is now 3 times the height it was at the time of the pruning. Let's hope yours responds as well as this.

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