Is there anything special I should do to care for a Ficus?

Is there anything special I should do to care for a Ficus?
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The only problem I’ve ever had with an indoor Ficus was putting it too close to an open window in the late fall – the cool breezes caused it to drop all of its leaves. I’ve heard Ficuses (Ficii?) are sensitive to this kind of thing. With mine, the leaves eventually grew back but it took a long time and it looked pretty sad for a while.
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