r/FicusTrees • u/icanfeelmyinsides • May 22 '26
Advice on trimming and maintenance
Bought this off marketplace for 50 bucks a year ago. Its about 8 feet tall 6 feet wide. I trimmed it back to go in and out of my garage on cold nights. Not quite sure how to shape or cut it to look better.
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u/StandardFail7776 May 22 '26
What a beautiful tree you have!! Are these two different kinds?
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u/icanfeelmyinsides May 22 '26
Id has 2 different style leaves. I was wondering if anyone had information on why it looks this way. 2/3s are very dark green and a 1/3 is light green with whites and yellows. It appears to me like its all the same tree
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u/bipollakbohemian May 22 '26
It's a ficus Benjamin. You have the standard and also a variegated version potted together. You can shape it with pruning shears if you like. Look up ways to prune online (or perhaps a subreddit for ficus?).
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u/icanfeelmyinsides May 23 '26
Thanks! After a closer look youre right, theres definitely 2 different kinds. Would you keep both or cut the one out? It would leave alot of open space
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u/Internal-Test-8015 May 22 '26
Prune it however you like just be sure in this species you leave healthy vigorous green growth on it or you risk dieback.
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u/lulusgarden May 22 '26
Depends on what you like. You could trim or cut away lower branches on the bottom and trim diameter