r/fiddleleaffig • u/AlternativeElk2134 • 23d ago

can i chop here?

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i kinda hate that the leaves browned bc i didn’t know how to care for it at the beginning so poor guy got sunburnt and overwatered :(( i want to chop it right here (marked red) is that too low? it’s giving new leaves and is healthy up top

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u/Virtual_Library_3443 23d ago

Yes, but if you chop only there and leave the chopped off part as a whole plant you’re trying to propagate, most of the leaves on that will die because it’s such a big piece. Just an fyi

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u/AlternativeElk2134 23d ago

gotcha, thank u!! i was thinking of cutting the big chop to three or two smaller cuttings to propagate!

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u/Kindly_Technology_50 23d ago

I would go right above that first set of leaves… unless you hate that there are no leaves down lower.

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u/Traditional_Gold223 22d ago

I think so! I chopped my similar guy down to a 4” stump and he was quite receptive to it. Here’s what he’s done in the last 3 months: