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Mon, Apr 10, 06 at 10:04
| hi all,
i'm new to this forum, and i have a question: can i propagate ficus benjamina? if so, how? and how difficult is it? mine is very healthy & happy: i moved it to my office to add a little life to the space when i started a new job last summer, and it loves it here SO much that i can't even consider moving it back home now, and i'd really love another one there. i *could* go buy another one, but thought it would be more fun to propagate, if it's possible. thanks in advance!
p.s. cross-posted on ficus board. |
Follow-Up Postings:
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- Posted by georgez5il z5 IL (My Page) on Tue, Apr 11, 06 at 16:25
| easy take a tip cutting 2-3 inches long..... apply 0.1% IBA (rooting hormone) stick in well drained soil & mist.... |
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- Posted by agriteacher (My Page) on Sun, Apr 16, 06 at 23:07
| I had a nursery tell me that they take a spade and cut the bottom of the stems along the soil lines. The injuries casues new shoots to develop. The shoots can be divided. |
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- Posted by bonnie_2006 9 (My Page) on Sat, Apr 21, 07 at 20:51
| I take cuttings and put them in a pot of soil.No rooting hormone needed |
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- Posted by Lydia(lydia_bungalow@yahoo.com) onMon, Feb 9, 09 at 15:53
| I cut a few small twigs off of my ficus to use in a flower arrangement. I used a hammer to pound the ends to help the twigs absorb more water. After a few weeks (?) in the water, they formed little adventitious roots along the base of the cutting. I transplanted it into soil and it's growing now. |
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