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Rubber plant pruning - directions?

Hi everybody,

I found this forum yesterday and I read already a lot of threads, very happy to find so much information here!

Last week I got a rubber plant (variegata :D ) from a girl that doesn't (and didn't) have time to take care of it.

I would like it to grow tall, rather than wide. I am going to repot it, add a bamboo stick as support for the stem and prun it.

The plant is bending forward, that's why I think a support is necessary, I will also place the plant in a position where it will receive light from the opposite direction.

The stem is not really sturdy because of 3 big branches and 1 small branch that are growing like crazy.

I never pruned a plant like this before. How would you proceed?

Should I first repot and then prune or the opposite? How much time should it pass between pruning and repotting? I don't want to shock the plant as, as you can see from the foliage, it is already not in the best shape.

I attached some pictures. Thank you very much for the help!












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