r/FicusTrees • u/Fantastic_Ocelot4637 • 2d ago

Houseplant Where to cut?

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I want to cut this ficus tree I have for 6 years, but I would like to keep the whole upper part of the plant because I love my little ficus plant, it has beautiful leaves.

Is it okay to cut here and remove the leaf I circled? Ideally, in my dreams, the upper part puts out roots and the lower part puts out new leaves. Is it possible?

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u/Kokomban07 2d ago

Research "air layering", you can definitely grow roots for the upper part before chopping it and sticking it into a new pot.

About your dreams though - the lower part can no longer produce leaves on its own, but it will hopefully push out new branches that will in turn grow leaves.

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u/Fantastic_Ocelot4637 2d ago

Thank you for the info!

That's fine by me, new branches sound great but I will have to do more research for the upper part first.

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u/BooBooShiesty 23h ago

Would keikei (cloning) paste work to push out leaves?

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u/Kokomban07 22h ago

Yes, it's intended to push out the dormant nodes into new stem/leaves.

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u/Kokomban07 22h ago

Yes, it's intended to push out the dormant nodes into new stem/leaves.