tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post956031844156157985..comments2024-03-05T16:54:03.867-08:00Comments on Growing Stuff: How to Propagate Ficus Benjamina Part 4: Success!Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13410982623974521233noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post-24644703285317548612017-09-10T15:51:36.742-07:002017-09-10T15:51:36.742-07:00You could always sell it to the bonsai community a...You could always sell it to the bonsai community as pre-bonsai stock. The thicker tree trunk the more you can chsrgeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815625173046408240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post-17213462406376097272015-11-01T09:14:19.666-08:002015-11-01T09:14:19.666-08:00Thanks for the tips Debbie. I'm going to follo...Thanks for the tips Debbie. I'm going to follow your method. Nanthinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13930895802784655863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post-8301186613453352462015-11-01T09:13:53.893-08:002015-11-01T09:13:53.893-08:00Thanks for the tips Debbie. I'm going to follo...Thanks for the tips Debbie. I'm going to follow your method. Nanthinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13930895802784655863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post-52545553208976560922015-03-20T12:50:15.019-07:002015-03-20T12:50:15.019-07:00Really helpful - thank you very much. I have had ...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! :)Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post-74404342024584161192014-04-11T04:45:01.127-07:002014-04-11T04:45:01.127-07:00thank you so much , I am very lucky and happy to f...thank you so much , I am very lucky and happy to find such knowledge about the matter...<br />Onur Ozdoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16796731644022025967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post-17030685417846711572013-10-07T17:42:11.022-07:002013-10-07T17:42:11.022-07:00That's too bad that you can't get it back ...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.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410982623974521233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post-75954340510323008602013-10-07T17:40:27.136-07:002013-10-07T17:40:27.136-07:00hope it works!hope it works!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410982623974521233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post-64714864822267312582013-10-07T15:37:07.453-07:002013-10-07T15:37:07.453-07:00I have a ficus that is between 35 and 40 years old...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. LynnLynn Leithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936194078826382495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post-14153080298161370952013-07-01T20:31:04.528-07:002013-07-01T20:31:04.528-07:00I too am curious! Have a 10 year old ficus and at...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.The PIZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887437046169700667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post-3125133403734916122013-04-08T04:06:03.911-07:002013-04-08T04:06:03.911-07:00Is this a question for me or Debbie? I'm also ...Is this a question for me or Debbie? I'm also curious how her cuttings are doing.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410982623974521233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post-61563921590583632812013-04-07T23:07:41.176-07:002013-04-07T23:07:41.176-07:00What is the status of the Plant Debbie?What is the status of the Plant Debbie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post-86949685073812837552013-01-09T13:52:16.242-08:002013-01-09T13:52:16.242-08:00No, thank YOU!!! The cuttings are in the water! ...No, thank YOU!!! The cuttings are in the water! DebbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post-37265823747098949642013-01-09T13:26:45.328-08:002013-01-09T13:26:45.328-08:00Thanks and good luck, Debbie!Thanks and good luck, Debbie!Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410982623974521233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4689216488935598023.post-24811437403816440522013-01-09T13:19:54.409-08:002013-01-09T13:19:54.409-08:00I read your four part tutorial! Thank you - it is...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. DebbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com