Tall, leggy fiddle leaf fig help

Post date: 2020-02-18 03:09:31

I'm looking for suggestions on how to fill in a leggy fiddle leaf fig with additional growth.

I was on the market for a very tall plant, and serendipitously, I scored this fiddle leaf fig from my neighbor's trash. It's approx. 7.5 feet tall, and the lowest leaf is approx. 5.5 feet from the floor.

The plant is lovely but very leggy. Ideally I would like more branches lower down. Is there any way to encourage growth of new branches so that it "fills in"? If not, would it make sense to plant additional fiddle leaf figs in the same pot (maybe a larger pot?), with the hope they fill in the empty space? What about cutting the existing branches and starting over by trying to regrow them into new plants?

I'm not a green thumb, so all suggestions and guidance welcome. thanks

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