I do not grow Apres, but I have several other varieties of N.
They will all like to root if they touch the soil - I guess that's what they do in the wild. I saw it in columneas and codonanthe too. If they touch the mat - they immediately attach themselves. If you have high humidity - the aerial roots will appear from every node. I just repotted something and bagged it - here they came. You can use these tips with roots to make your pot look full by cutting them off and sticking them into the soil of your pot.

I think 2" is too small, your plant has a potential to fill a much bigger specimen kind pot.

Good luck

Irina

My plant is very young yet, so there isn't enough length on the "canes?" to cut and root new pieces. At least I don't think so - There are only 4 or 5 nodes on each right now. If I cut back, will new growth come out? What about cuts into older parts of the cane, like where it is browner versus greener? Perhaps if I'm tough with it, it will grow faster, but it's going pretty well for me right now.

Thanks for the information, Irina! :o)

Sara

Sara -

you can definitely wait. You can root chunks of stems with 2 nodes, not necessary tips - remove the leaves from the lower node and stick it in the soil. If you pinch the tips - they will send new shoots from lower nodes. They root from woody stems too, provided they are not 5 years old.

Tough little guys ;-))

Irina