Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Fiddle Leaf Fig (Ficus lyrata) advice, 1 by MaryEv

MaryEv wrote:
I could use some advice about how to handle this plant! :)

I recently bought a Fiddle leaf fig because they are just so big and tropical looking and inexpensive. It is the typical (I think) 3-trunk in a large, one gallon, black plastic pot configuration. I know it needs to be potted up, big time, but what I would really like to to is separate the trunks into two or three pots. Is this possible, or could I harm the plant? I'm only assuming that it's 3 separate plants, I'm not 100% sure.

Also, will it branch out on it's own, or should I "pinch" the top growth?

Any help or advice would be GREATLY appreciated!