Saturday, December 24, 2011

How to Propagate Ficus Benjamina Part 4: Success!

I know it's been almost two years since I've posted here and who knows when I'll be posting next, but I thought I'd share how this guy was doing.Not too shabby, huh? He's about 3' tall now and doing fine. The plan is to just let him do his thing and see what happens.

Here are links to the complete "How to Propagate Ficus Benjamina with Water Rooting" saga:
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

It's really easy, all it takes is a little patience, some sunlight and basic houseplant stuff. It's a great thing to do with kids too, shows them how plants grow. Might not be as fast as a potato, but it lasts a lot longer and is more satisfying in the end. Heh.
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  1. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 1:19 PM

    I read your four part tutorial! Thank you - it is wonderful. I am going to go take my cuttings right now! Now I know what to expect, and approximatly when to expect it. Thanks again. Debbie

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  2. BobJanuary 9, 2013 at 1:26 PM

    Thanks and good luck, Debbie!

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 1:52 PM

      No, thank YOU!!! The cuttings are in the water! Debbie

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  3. AnonymousApril 7, 2013 at 11:07 PM

    What is the status of the Plant Debbie?

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    1. BobApril 8, 2013 at 4:06 AM

      Is this a question for me or Debbie? I'm also curious how her cuttings are doing.

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  4. The PIZJuly 1, 2013 at 8:31 PM

    I too am curious! Have a 10 year old ficus and attempting to propagate for the first time. Great advice here to get me goin. Thanks.

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  5. Lynn LeithOctober 7, 2013 at 3:37 PM

    I have a ficus that is between 35 and 40 years old, given as a shower present when I was getting married. It's too big to bring back into the house (or I'm too old to get it in). It will pass away this winter, but I've taken cuttings as you've suggested and hope to have babies from it to carry the memories. (I tried giving it to the Royal Botanical Gardens but they have not replied.) Thanks Bob. Lynn

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    1. BobOctober 7, 2013 at 5:42 PM

      That's too bad that you can't get it back in but with cuttings at least you'll have the connection. If you want to give it away you could try Freecycle or Craigslist, someone might be willing to just come get it. You could also try some very heavy pruning. My mom used to cut several feet from the top of the ficus we had in the dining room every few years and it always thrived.

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  6. Onur OzdoganApril 11, 2014 at 4:45 AM

    thank you so much , I am very lucky and happy to find such knowledge about the matter...

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  7. SteveMarch 20, 2015 at 12:50 PM

    Really helpful - thank you very much. I have had a ficus for about 20 years ('Betty'!) and it's just too large for my house now - I've resisted my other half's appeals to consign her to the dustbin but I have agreed to a compromise that if I can create some 'children of Betty' we can retire the original. I'll be giving this a try tomorrow, and if successful I shall secretly be happy to have a corner of my lounge back. Thanks again! :)

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    1. UnknownSeptember 10, 2017 at 3:51 PM

      You could always sell it to the bonsai community as pre-bonsai stock. The thicker tree trunk the more you can chsrge

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  8. NanthiniNovember 1, 2015 at 9:13 AM

    Thanks for the tips Debbie. I'm going to follow your method.

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  9. NanthiniNovember 1, 2015 at 9:14 AM

    Thanks for the tips Debbie. I'm going to follow your method.

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