Pruning a Fiddle Leaf Fig?

I have a 6' plus ficus lyrata or fiddle leaf fig and am wondering if I can shorten the height by air layering the same as the rubber tree or is there another way to do this and wondering when the best time to do it is.

Thanks for all your help

Norma

 

Hi there .. i found a lil info for ya ... i hope this kinda helps ..

How are they propagated?
Rubber plants and fiddleleaf figs are propagated by air-layering. Weeping and creeping figs are propagated by rooted cuttings.

Comments: The figs are a group of large house plants.
They grow best in an east window and require some shade
from summer sun in bright locations. Some figs tolerate
low light situations. Keep the soil evenly moist and
fertilize at 2-week intervals during periods of active
growth. The ideal temperatures are 62 to 65 degrees at
night and 80 to 85 degrees during the day. Repot in late
winter or early spring. Wash the leaves with water and a
soft cloth when they get dusty. Pruning may be done in
the spring.

Propagation: Propagation for upright types is by air
layering and simple layering for creeping types. Other
methods are leaf bud cuttings and stem tip cuttings.

i hope this helps ya .. it took a lil while to find some info ..
good luck

Marn

 

Thanks Marn for your prompt reply. I had a feeling that is was an air layering thing but almost hoped it wasn't since it is a little more complicated then pruning, but if that's what it takes we'll do it. It is a beautiful and healthy plant and worth the time.

Thanks for all the other information you gave me as to temps and exposures as I'm never to sure which window to put them in. This one is in a south east window and is now peeking out to get more light.

I'll certainly put a post on when I do this air layering and thanks again for your most informative help.

Norma

 

oh u r welcome ..if it is happy then i would leave it were it is ... if it is leaning to more sun then i would move it a lil closer .. i have a variegated split leaf philly that i finnaly got rooted and it was sittin behind my regular split leaf . and this poor thing was trying to peak out from behind the big plant to get the sun ..lol. it was wierd to watch it move like that ..

Marn