Hi ~

I bought a fiddle leaf fig last week and have some questions hopefully you can help me with. the tree is about 4-5' tall and it's in a pot with very rough potting mix, like bark, so it seems it doesn't retain water/moisture at all, not sure about nutrients.

The questions I have are

1. the leaves on the top are showing some red spot on the surface, is this a symptom of any deficiency in nutrients or it's kind of a disease? or it's just natural?

The leaves are also curling not sure whether they're related or not.

2. the tree has several branches from the bottom through the mid-up section. but they'are all like growing vertical, instead of branch out. should I use some wire to force them down or more lighting will change that? I want more an oval shape, instead of columnar shape.

3. should I change the soil or repot now? not sure the quality of the soil used in the nursery and whether it's still a good time for repotting -> I live in Mid-Michigan. I have some cactus soil, grits, coco coir, fiber glasses and turface. will that make a good potting mix?

I'm attaching some pics of the tree.