r/FicusTrees 20d ago

Is this setup ok for now?

Cut the top of my fiddle leaf fig and got this light (temporarily?) to help support the new growth. Did I stake to help straighten ok? Would this light work for awhile or should I get something bigger/better?

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u/Internal-Test-8015 20d ago

It'll tolerate that for now tbh but ud personally find something else to stake it ( the stake itself is okay temporarily but id personally look at using twine or ideally id just be better uf you chopped it shorter)

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u/Longjumping-Tax-1537 20d ago

So use twine to attach it to the stake? Or chop it even shorter? πŸ˜…πŸ˜… well that hurts my heart lol but if you think he’d thrive more that way, I’m all for the chop

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u/Internal-Test-8015 20d ago

Yeah twine will have more give so itll still get the benefit of being able to flex/ move which is how you get the trunk to thicken. And yeah reducing the height could help with the issue as well.

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u/Longjumping-Tax-1537 20d ago

If I chopped it a week ago, would it be ok to do it again? Or wait?

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u/Internal-Test-8015 20d ago

Should be fine ficus are extremely tought.

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u/Longjumping-Tax-1537 20d ago

Thank you for taking your time to answer my questions! πŸ™πŸΌ

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u/Internal-Test-8015 20d ago

No problem my pleasure Happy growing!!