Chopped

A friend who  was collecting figs of different species  asked if I could spare him a branch of my prized fig plant. Why; yes,of course, I said. The fig plant in the garden had grown out of shape and I had planned to cut off a branch anyway.  So, you see here, my fig plant; before and after the chop. My friend had since successfully grown a new fig plant from the cutting; and while the one in the garden had also grown well, it didn't  really end up well. When the garden was going through a makeover recently, many plants were disposed of. Thanks to the maid, one of them was my prized fig plant. Sob.