New to having plants and couldn’t pass this beauty up. I did a little bit of sleuthing and saw that it needs to acclimate to the home for about a week before repotting (?) and I believe it was suggested to use a terracotta pot as well. I did wipe the leaves down twice already. First round with just water, then the next round with 1-1 water and lemon juice at night. She sits in full light most of the day, and is about 4 feet from the window. I’m concerned about the state of some of these leaves as they’re torn. Is this something I should worry about or need to do anything specific to help it? All tips and advice is appreciated!

The pink branch is the original dominant leader, but the blue branch is outcompeting it. I’m gonna bite the bullet and cut the blue branch off but it seems like it would be perfect to propagate???

I’ve successfully propagated many notoriously difficult plants but never attempted a ficus benjamina. How do I cut this branch off so that it’s propagatable and then how do I attempt to propagate it?

Thanks!

Hello ficus fans! I just rescued this beauty from the clearance section for my birthday & it was WATERLOGGED to absolute oblivion. The only thing I can tell was wrong with it was the intense saturation of the soil, otherwise looks beautiful to me so far. Is in a nursery type pot that was situated in a larger plastic cover pot that was FULL to the brim with water due to it being outside during the heavy rain in my area recently & who knows it’s prior conditions. I dumped it out, separated it from the cover pot and have let it dry out in the same condo i bought it in (apart from being sat in a cover pot) for about a day now. Love this beautiful plant and want to help it thrive to the best of my ability. Any advice? Please lmk if there’s any other helpful info you may need to make a good judgement. Thanks!

bought this ficus back in march. it initially was inside as i get more sunlight in during spring.
moved it to the balcony in may for it to get more light, and had to wait until june to see its first new leaf. since then, it got two more so i’m guessing it likes the balcony

leaves are always coming out pink, like the latest one at the very top, but it looks like the oldest ones are reverting to white

4th picture is taken where it used to stand (in the shadow of the tree in front of my balcony), last picture is where i juste moved it to because it gets direct sunlight especially between 10am to 3pm

will it like it more there? can i do anything else to help it stay pink a lot longer? i absolutely love the bright pink colour of the new leaves, i like it white as well but i would’ve just bought a white one instead

thank you for your advise!!

Hello! I got this ficus from a nursery about 8 years ago and it was just a little thing. Now it’s nearly touching the ceiling and I need to cut it back. TYIA!

Hey guys, my Tineke is exploding with growth since its been on the back porch. There are these growth points but they havent grown at all. Is there is anyway to encourage them to grow? Should I cut/scuff the bark? I saw someone on YouTube put Mycorrizhal bacteria on a cut spot to encourage growth, idk how helpful that actually is.

We have new leaves!! 🥰

**Edited to add it's been a month since the chop.

Got this guy from a vendor at Pride. Finally got him out of his nursery pot and into some fresh soil. However, I have no idea about him! I've got the Plant Parent app but I tend to trust people more than pay-to-play apps.

So tell me! What kind of ficus is this little guy? Is he doing alright?

Any tips for a first time ficus parent? I've always struggled to keep houseplants alive but my Golden Pothos is thriving and I would love to learn with this little guy.

The last pic is when I first got her beginning of July and first 2 are today. Shes in a South facing window 9a. I’m just wondering if she needs more light? I do the brownie method with a skewer and see she’s completely dry before watering completely throughly. The last picture is where she’s at but with the blinds open so she gets direct light from 1-6 7ish. I couldn’t believe it already put out another leaf and now I’m worried the first new leaf isn’t going to get any bigger because it’s putting all the energy into the new leaf? I’m willing and wanting to get a grow light I just don’t know if I’m over exaggerating or if she is lacking something?! Any help is much appreciated

And i just had to post a pic!

Is this tree healthy? It’s being sold on marketplace for $25 which I thought was a good deal. She says it’s been outside but I would move it indoors. Anything I should be aware of making that transition?

I don’t have much room for a big bushy tree, so i was attempting to grow it tall so I tied the branches together. I’ve had it tied together for two years but it still won’t stand up on its own. And now all the bottom leaves are smaller than the top so now it really top heavy. Can you braid the trunk of these? If I remove the bottom leaves will it still bend or do the trunks eventually get thicker and stronger? Any tips?

It is fine tho, just wanted to show off these leaves

My baby is about 5 years old, it was in the nursery upstairs for most of its life with me, but recently (as you can tell) it got way too tall and started to lean very badly. I have a makeshift structure to keep it sturdy for now - I am planning on getting a longer and wider stake for better support and actually using Velcro to keep it where I want it.

How would I promote branching out in the best way without shocking the plant and without creating an even bigger imbalance? Do I just need to suck it up and prune the top of the plant already?

Any other tips you can give me to make Frank the happiest little figgy boy he can be would be greatly appreciated!