could anyone do a pic of where i should chop it?
that would be great. to give u an idea of how big it, the pot is about 12 inches wide
Hi roelex.. you have a few options with your ficus..
i need a closer look at the leaves to give species???
btw i'm not surprised at what it has done.. only surprised someone didn't whack it earlier.. lol
i've seen some school greenhouses and drooled at the state of art and the ability to keep it at least 70F during the winter.. i have a greenhouse in east virginia near the coast zone 8 and it see temps in the 40'sF quite often.
You can chop it back hard as suggested and it will break with new growth. if you leave it in the current container and don't chop the roots going into the ground it will respond faster and grow more vigorous.
If you have to move it and want to repot it you can do this at the same time. A larger pot will help..
keep it shallow. Ficus like to root across the ground.. not deep into it. In the tropics they can't go deep as easily as horizonal across the ground.
i've included a pic to give you an idea of where you want the canopy to be and pot size.
The ficus does well with the banyon style. This tree has good promise.
You can airlayer and do cuttings.
enjoy