Propagate Staghorn Fern by Cutting 

We have three large very old staghorn ferns that took a beating from hurricane Ian on September 28, 2022. It’s time to give them the love and care they deserve. Thank you for this video 😊

Very nice, informative and helpful video mate. I've got 20 new pups, off my large stag horn. Personally, I get plenty of success, I find sphagnem moss, and some seed raising soil, is just spot on. Bananas help if you want free fertiliser for this particular plant. Cheers from Australia. 👍

Good job, nice fern. when I was young we would just pull them apart. Seemed to work quite well. In our nursery I did hundreds of remounts. I used to use the knife to trim them to a pleasing shape. I think I will have to grow some more, I love these things.

Super helpful tutorial, i have a MASSIVE staghorn, probably the biggest in Australasia (3.5m High x 4m Wide x 10m Girth completely around the host tree) & I need to slow it down a bit, so am hoping to divide some off. Your video has given me the confidence I needed to try a few, thank you.

Very easy to understand and great explanations. Now I believe I finally have the confidence to grow some separate pups. Thanks.😀👍

I live in the UK. Its so frustrating having this hobby but zero humidity!

I like your hanging staghorn arrangement👍👍

That’s a cool hanging deal you have there. It’s not like the plaques you see elsewhere.

Unbelievable! I live in Venezuela and will do this. I have around a Staghorn Fern growing kind of by itself. I'll try this to "get some children" from it. Thanks!

Thank you so much! Happy gardening!

We just had 2 fall in a storm. One has to weigh a couple hundred lbs. so rather than trying to rehang, I think it needs to be spilt apart. Hopefully, I can do this

Thank for sharing we have one in my husband's family for over 30 yrs and it's super big and needs to be separated the weight has become to much and it's over 5 feet tall. Ty again for the Information

great.. I like it.. Thank you so much

Thanks for sharing

Thank you for this vid 😭 Been looking for info like this for a couple hours

I was given a pup 2 years ago by my neighbor. It grew into a beautiful adult. Im going to gift it to someone, but watched your video to take some small pups to start again with. I have a composting pile that has beautiful dark soil. Can i use some spanish moss & dried fern ? I don't have palm trees. Thanks so much for the great video -:)

Such clear explanation! Thank you!

Thanks so much for the detailed overview!

Love your video, Thanks!!!!!

Thank you for your time and educating us...I appreciate it....🍃🌿🌱💮🌾🌿

In Australia we have always known those as elk horn ferns. Staghorns ar the ones with the bid shield leaves.

Amazing 😉 thank you so much I never knew I live in San Francisco area , the ferns must love the fog Always pregnant my fern with pups

Like a piece of cake

I have this huge staghorn that swallowed the pot it was in, I, in a very "winging it" kinda way, tied it into a tree, I recently took some cutting, stuck them in between the ropes in certain places around the tree I tied the big one to, but I didn't have sphagnum moss, I was planning on getting some soon, but hey! There's a giant nasty palm pull of red ants just outside my property, guess I'm going on a field trip! Hope I don't get bit too many times!

when is the actual season to propagate to cut stag horn please guida

Oh god...your user name, it's a win! I love it!

How do you tell which way is up?

fair enough, I probably did that also, it was about 40 years ago.

Is the monkey hair from your coconut palm tree can be replace with another, wood or cupboard orang else? Thanks for your video

Great video! I have a large staghorn. During a recent storm it appears that a piece of my staghorn broke off. It has a small "shield" that's attached however it has no roots. I'm wondering if I can mount it now or should I do something different to promote root growth and then mount it? Any advice is appreciated.

I always had analysis paralysis when it came to my Staghorns. The easiest way that I found was to use one of those "ginsu" knives. I just get in there and cut them off. It was quick and done before my anxiety could ramp up. After I harvested the pup I would take those leaves with all the spores and rub them on the area that I just harvested the babies from. I always got more babies from this method. I had always done baskets but last year I put one on wood. I swear I think it grows quicker that way. What do you prefer for fertilizer ?? Most of mine are hanging in the trees so I just throw milorganite up there. Thanks for a cool video !! ✌🏻❤

my staghorn is huge and just recently I have noticed some small round soft spores. What are they?

Hi! Great video...what do you do with the whole in the mother plant?

thanks for the tutorial, just wondering what happens to the hole in the mother plant? does it close up over time? if not, is there any negative effects brought on by cutting a pup out of the elkhorn? thank you!

OMG....6years ago.....are they still alive? Thx

Will cutting hurt my beautiful large Staghorn Fern. A cousin wantstogeta baby from my Stag Fern. I would be devastated if anything happened

Omg Its hard to do it friend!

Is the brown stuff on the leaves spores ?

I’ve recently moved into a new house and all around the bottom of the trees are small staghorns or elkhorns, most are a good distance away from each other. What would be the best way to remove from the trees? They are attached to tea trees (in in Australia) is like to do as little damage to the ferns and the tea trees as possible.

I used to have that plant in El Salvador I like it , But here in Utah I don’t know where to find it 😞😞

May i know why is pine wood not adviseable to use as a mount?

Do u know anyone who could seperate a huge 3 ft by 5 round staghorn in Interlachen Florida

what do you do to the hole in mother plant

Why stay away from pine? Is it toxic?

The staghorns in the video aren't staghorns! They are elk horns!, misleading video!

You should have soaked the monkey hair first....you didn't even water it before hanging it...???

You know it’s funny but your Staggs don’t look all that healthy? There seems to be a LOT of diseased leaves and it’s very yellow! Mine are very , very dark green with tons of leaves. Are yours in the wrong area perhaps? Diseased leaves should be removed so the bad spores don’t spread. Thanks for the video though.