Ficus Benjamina Progression

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I ordered this little Ficus Benjamina 5 or 6 months ago. It was about 10inches tall with a small double trunk structure. I’m a beginner and so far Ficus have been alot of fun to work with. They’re so flexible you can really get some cool shapes. Im pretty happy with how this one is progressing in such a short period of time. Today I removed the wires I had applied from the first pictures and reapplied new wire. Did a little structural pruning as well as pruning some of the tips to encourage more branching. I left the leader without pruning to continue growing upward and hopefully to help thicken the trunk. Let me know what you think.
Thanks
::::::::The 1st two pictures are when I first got it. All following pictures are from today.
 

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I have two F. benjamina cuttings that will be great projects next year. I like the direction you're going with this one.
 
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