Whats wrong with this Chicago Hardy?

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I recently purchased this Chicago Hardy fig. It’s got a tall skinny stalk… and leaves at the top. Sellers says he never pruned it. I call BS.

Will it get branches further down the trunk? It also has these white specks on the leaves.
Looking for thoughts? Or should I get my money back?
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He probably did not prune it but what he did do was grow it in a place with very insufficient lighting and it grew leggy. Those white spots are not a disease or insect, they are caused by improper watering.
 
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Ok. Soooo leave it and hopefully it branches out and grows a thicker trunk and lower stems?

Glad to know the white spots are not a disease phew
 
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Post a photo of the whole plant so I can see. Take the lid off so I can see the flair. The plant in the white pot is planted too deep the pot.
 

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