Beginner Gardening: Need guidance on over grown rubber tree, 1 by cbradbury

cbradbury wrote:
Hi. I saw this poor plant in my neighbors garbage pile and I knew I needed to save it. LOl. I called her and made sure it was ok, no disease or bugs. She said they are moving and it obviously needs a bigger pot. They already have a larger one and didn't need two in the new house. So, I took it. It is sitting in my garage right now and everytime I see it, I say, wow, how lucky am I! But, now what? It's in desperate need of a bath. Leaves are very dusty. Also, new pot? But I don't know if I want this to get any bigger. Can I divide it? Can I shorten the roots? I read online you shouldn't prune or repot til spring, but it has new growth everywhere. They also have it tied up to keep it upright. HELP!!! Has a new gardener taken on too much? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!