yes it will perk back up in no time. unless you damaged a bunch of roots in the repotting process, if all you did was repot it you'll be fine. Did you root prune too. also if there is standing water in the dish dump it out and let the soil dry just a little. if in the next few days it still looks bad cut it back to the bottom shoot because the roots may have been damaged and it's having trouble pulling enough water to supply all the leaves on the top 3/4 of the tree. water is the main cause of death for many house plants. be it too much water because we love them so much we think we're doing what's best for it or too little water because it's in a hard to water location or we just neglect it. Damp potting soils are also prone to getting fungus gnats so it's imperative to let your soil dry out between watering. I think if you cut it back to the bottom shoots it will be back around 5ft tall by winter. Good luck and please give us an update us on it in the next few days.

thats right whack the trunk off and leave the new growth. if you shook the dirt off the roots then you shocked it and your tree could very well die from what's called transpiration it might be wise to remove some growth but how much is up to you. Your plant will then grow fuller as a result.

Ok great - though oops to giving it a shock. I reckon it'll get the chop this week unless it really shows signs of recovery. What a sensitive soul!

Thanks again

figs are tough as nails you can break limbs off and they come back you can bend them and shape them without damage but disturbing their roots while actively growing can be detrimental I think a week is plenty of time to see if the top perks back up. but remember it's not a lack of water in the soil causing the foliage to wilt it's the lack of availability of the plant to pump the water to all the foliage. so don't over water or you'll drown the plant and loose the whole thing. I'm glad I could help and if you ever want to trade some edible fig ficus carica cuttings please let me know, there are some great varieties in the UK we can't easily acquire in the states and I'd imagine it's the same with US varieties over there. feel free to message me anytime with any questions or if you'd like to trade some plant material someday.

Just a little update to my new stumpy tree. There was no improvement after a week so I gave it the chop. The trunk is not especially white or wet inside - more like the bark colour and a little damp (and ofcourse pungent smelling) but hopefully that's normal. Now I'm just going to sit tight and wait for the soil to dry out properly before watering it and keep my fingers crossed I see some new life in it soon.

Old thread, but maybe someone reading what I post will get some help from it.

Unforuntely, I think what killed your tree was the fact that you overwatered it. A ficus should never ever have standing water in the tray. The soil will never dry out and all you'll do is kill the roots making it go into drought mode. It's the same reaction as if it didn't have enough water. The roots were killed so it wasn't able to draw water.

Lastly, the pungent smell is not normal. It's the smell of the tree rotting due to being over watered.

I did the same thing - I'm a little worried about whacking mine down that much. Can I just trim it?