[jehsiboi] Ficus Microcarpa progression

[jehsiboi]

Hi all! Thought Id share some pics of the first styling of my Ficus Microcarpa.

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Lots of practical lessons learned every time I touch a tree. Im going to keep this post as a diary for this tree.
I only started leaving the last leaf on every branch after I defoliated several completely and started to feel a little worried that this was a to extreme for the small branches. This suspicion has be proven as one of the smaller branches has visibly shriveled and is dead already only after a few days.
I lifted it out of its pot to see if it needed re-potting and it doesn't, BUT there seems to be some small ants that have made a home in the soil. If I get some ant bait and just place it near the tree will that get rid of them?

Jesse

[Rintar]

A great start hope it's thriving