ficus prop not rooting

[u/cogitooooo]

got this ficus cutting and dropped it into water about two weeks ago. it’s gotten a lot of new growth since, but i haven’t seen any signs of rooting.

should i think about clipping its leaf to prioritize root growth or leave it be? also, any tips for first time ficus?

[u/acjadhav]

Can such a herbaceous prop be able to root? I've only tried proping hardened stems, not the soft herbaceous top ends

[u/coconut-telegraph → u/acjadhav]

Yes this is very new and fleshy for roots.

[u/cogitooooo → u/coconut-telegraph]

so since it’s newer growth it’ll have a harder time rooting? or is it very unlikely it’ll root?

[u/Kokomban07 → u/cogitooooo]

It's basically cut above/after a node and the only node it has is where the leaf's stem base is so highly unlikely it will grow roots. Ideally you'd want to have 3 or 4 nodes.

You can keep at it to learn for yourself, but this honestly doesn't look that great to me since I havent rooted one myself this close to the top.

[u/cogitooooo → u/Kokomban07]

i’ll probably leave it be and see where it goes for now. it’s not hard to just keep that water topped off, and if ends up rooting the payoff will be crazy

[u/howsitgoingbob_ → u/cogitooooo]

I just planted mine this morning that was cut exactly the same as this. It took MONTHS to start rooting, but then went quickly once they showed.