Many hobby gardeners would like to propagate their plants themselves, and this often also applies to indoor plants. Not every plant is as easy to propagate as the easy-care rubber tree. Various methods are available to you here.

Propagation from cuttings is the easiest method

Can a rubber tree be grown from seed?

The rubber tree (lat. Ficus elastica) is quite easy to grow from seeds. However, sowing is only worthwhile if you really want to have a lot of young plants. Scatter the seeds on normal potting or potting soil, which may well be low in nutrients. Cover the seeds with some soil and slightly moisten them.

To retain moisture, use a greenhouse or put a clear sheet over the growing pots.(16.68€) Even moisture is important, but waterlogging should be avoided at all costs. The seeds germinate after a short time. Once the first leaves have formed, you can repot your young rubber trees.

Is propagation by cuttings easy?

The setting of cuttings is considered the simplest way of propagating the rubber tree. The best time for this is spring, when new shoots form. Find a strong, healthy shoot with at least one leaf and bud. Cut this off at least 6 cm long and put it in a glass with water. This allows the milky juice to drain off easily.

Then plant the shoot in a pot of peat soil and place in an indoor greenhouse or cover with a clear plastic bag. The offshoot should now be allowed to grow for at least about three months in a bright place. Then slowly get him used to normal room air.

Pruning a rubber tree that is too big

If your rubber tree is too big for you, you can simply cut it to the desired length. You can now use the cut piece for propagation by planting it like a cutting in nutrient-poor soil.

Cut your rubber tree at the beginning of the growth period, then it will sprout again on the so-called dormant eyes. It is best to cut just above such an eye. This will give your rubber tree a nice shape.

The mossing

Although it is relatively time-consuming, you get quite handsome young plants when removing moss. It takes a few months for sufficient roots to form at the cutting point. You should also really follow the instructions and not separate the young plant from the mother plant too early.

The essentials in brief:

  • Sowing possible, but brings many new plants
  • Removing moss is difficult, but produces larger young plants
  • simplest way of propagation: cuttings

tips

Depending on your preferences and goals, you have various options for propagation, from sowing to the very simple setting of cuttings to the very complex mossing.

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Trees