I picked up this 20 year old fig this time last year,
6 months ago I cut it back to a bare truck and let it shoot back,
I selected the most suitable branches and roughly wired them.
Today I cleaned it up and re-potted it, now its in a warmed mini green house until spring.
some pics of before and how it sits today
20 year old Platypoda Fig
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20 year old Platypoda Fig
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Re: 20 year old Platypoda Fig
I missed your original posting but I love that trunk! It will make a very powerful tree.
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Re: 20 year old Platypoda Fig
Looking great Ilya, already the leaves coming down in size and the structure improving all promising. regards, Ashley
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Re: 20 year old Platypoda Fig
That is going to be an awesomely powerful tree, given a few years attention. Good luck with it and if you ever get tired of it, remember where I am 

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