Ficus Triangularis Pruning For Denser Foliage + Growth Update

[@sharifa6143]

I've been looking for a video on how to make these more bushy and yours is the only one which was so informative. Thank youu!!

[@shawnriley9177]

Okay, can we have a 4 month update? Can I prune in the winter?

[@ashwe320]

WOW! This video was SO informative! It was exactly what I needed to learn regarding pruning of this plant… now I’m super excited to try on my own 😊 quick question if you have the time to answer. I have a new ficus triangularis that needed to be repotted and is dropping leaves and generally under the stress of a new move. Would you recommend going ahead and pruning it now? or first giving it a couple of months to gain some strength and reestablish itself in the proper soil/light? Thank you so much for creating this video and keep it up!!!

[@surgeinc1]

Did you cut off the newest leaf growing at the very top of your Triangularus? Nice video:)

[@altermode]

@JohnDennery Can you notch the branches like a ficus fig to promote branching?

[@johnbeck3499]

My favorite plant, just gave no luck. How old is your ?? Do you keep it Dry??? Tks. John

[@JohnDennery]

I think I've had this one 4 years now. Same care as other ficuses: water thoroughly, allow to get fairly dry, water thoroughly again. Give it plenty of light, some direct sun if possible. Mine averages about 2 hrs of direct indoor light throughout the year. Ficuses struggle with acclimation to new homes, new areas, etc., once the initial acclimation phase is over, they should grow pretty easily. There will be frequent periods of seemingly zero growth, but then it is followed by a "flush" of new growth, with lots of leaves coming in all at once. It's just the way ficuses grow, they grow in bursts and then they wait until they're ready for another burst. Sometimes it takes several months for the first flush to happen after moving into our homes from the greenhouse! I hope you have better luck soon, this is one of my all-time favorites as well!

[@dixiechick6652]

Should this be only trimmed so drastically in June or July since it’s a Ficus or is this Ficus different??

[@JohnDennery]

I used to always do my pruning in summer but I’ve noticed that my plants tend to lose a lot of momentum; they don’t get back to growing as quickly until the following year. Now I am preferring to prune early in spring, which might slow them down a bit, but by the time summer hits they are really going and they get to keep going until the end of that growing season. If we really want a tree to branch out we should skip a year of pruning and let it grow wild, then it will easily be capable of sprouting many new buds after pruning the following year

[@dixiechick6652]

@@JohnDennery thank you so much!!

[@giangminhtuan82]

update pleaseee

[@wynngrizzly]

Omg free cuttings....can i have one?

[@JohnDennery]

I would have loved to give these a good home! But they are well on their way to becoming compost at this point :) Maybe next time!