FICUS ELASTICA AIR LAYERING PROPAGATION | With Rooted Results! 

This video took about 2 months to film as I wanted to show the success of this fun propagation method! Hope you all enjoy.

I'd love to see a follow-up to how both plants look a year later!

I love air-layering! It's more full proof and I find it's faster! I know some people use perlite to air layer but haven't tried that yet. I also can't stand spagnum. I recently air-layered my monstera and it turned out great. I chopped my ficus elastica Tineke because it seemed to not grow and just stuck the top in leca and they turned into established plants! I didn't even think about air layering it, but I think I'll try that next time! So fun experimenting with plants! 🙂

What a brilliant idea to use the water bottle. Love it!

Great video! I loved watching the surgery portion 🤣. Fantastic idea to use the water bottle!

This was so so soooo cool! Thank you so much for this! It couldn't have gone any better!

I don’t know why it never crossed my mind that you could air layer with soil🤔 I’ve only ever seen it done with moss but if you can prop in soil why couldn’t you air layer! Great video and thanks for opening up my eyes lol 👀💚

This is the coolest thing ever!!!

Such fun to see the root growth! I've propagated the elastica using water and it worked well but this method looks fun.

Loved this video! Such good explanation and demo on air layering and love seeing the progression.

This turned out great! I have a tall Altissima I've been wanting to try this method on. I need to get some sharper cutting tools but now I'm much less worried about mangling my poor tree. Thanks for taking the time to share!

Loved how you did this. Such a pretty plant. Thanks for sharing this.

👍 nice! Very helpful! Thanks

Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing plants ❤❤

I’ll try this method when my plants mature abit! Thanks for the info👍

Success!🤩🤩🤩🤩 Great video!!!🥰

Nice video. Thank you for posting. I’m surprised that you cut it with so few roots. Thought you would have waited for more roots before cutting it. I’m interesting in seeing how the cutting progresses after being cut for the mother plant.

I believe if you propagate on the lower, older trunk it should work as well as rhe younger trunk coz you'd be peeling the bark anyway. That's how they multiply ficus elastica trees back home. These grow like actual trees everywhere. Great video, Jeff. 👏

Great video. I've never seen an air layer being done on that type of plant. I would suggest putting the rooting hormone above the cut in the bark rather than directly on it.

Hi Jeff! The latex is not toxic, but some ppl do fund they're allergic.

Great video Jeff! How often did you need to water the air layering? When it dries out or keep it moist? Going to try this method.

Press and seal might work.

I definitely think I’ll be trying this on my burgundy elastica soon. I’m curious how the mother plant is doing and if it started branching anywhere else yet?😊

What is dripping is latex/rubber yes?

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Hi! Looks awesome. How’s this plant doing a year later?? @everythingplants

YEAH... That's Pretty C💚💚L!!!

I air layered my monstera albo, still haven’t worked up the courage to cut it tho

This was super helpful! I have a Ficus Burgundy that was getting way too tall. I was scared to death to cut it but I did and put the top in water. I wanted to layer it like this but was so afraid I’d mess it up and kill the plant. It’s been about a week and I haven’t seen any roots starting. I didn’t know if something was wrong because when I root Pothos this way they are fully ready to pot in two weeks. I guess Ficus must take longer. I am saving this so next time I can try this method. Does the milky sap in the water cause any problems? Thanks so much. 💚🌱🌿🪴💚

So, the bottom half of the propagation, did it propagate one shoot or did it give two shoots? Just curious to see what the bottom half looks like after a while.

Oh, and good thing your foot wasn’t under where the shears dropped. 😮

Can you show the mother plant now? Does that pink spike just grow back up the middle 😅idk the name but from where the leaves unfurl

Hi dear can i know what fertilizer do you use for your rubber plant?

A few rocks might help hold it up right.

So much work. Might as well put it in water since both take 2 months anywy