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bonsaiTALK Neophyte
Join Date: Dec-2007
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Country: United States
Posts: 9
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Ficus Benjamina Leaves Grow On Only One Branch
Hello. I purchased a ficus benjamina bush from a nursery in October. I was able to get one separated plant out of the bush but with only a few branches on it. There were only one or two leaves on each branch at the time. Pretty soon afterwards all the leaves fell off except for two on one branch. Now as you can see in the picture there has been an explosion of growth. However, it has all occured on this one branch. There are no leaves growing on the other branches, in fact there is a new branch growing out from the base of one these branches. I scratched the bark on these leafless branches and they are very green so I think they are alive. I am fertilzing with 20-20-20 once a week and it is indoors. I am just wondering how to encourage growth on the rest of the plant since right now I just have this one really bushy branch. Thanks!
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