HOW to get your FICUS plant to BRANCH in UNDER 3 months! with updates and real results!

[@ADHDiy_Guy]

First, this video was the best I have seen about notching and I have watched over a dozen different videos on the topic in the last 24 hours. Thank you for actually showing you notching in action, and good camera work! 2nd - I want to give you props as a content creator.i almost always default to playing KZbin videos in 1.25x speed because so many creators drag on so slowly and spend so much time on filler commentary. I actually turned your video back to 1x speed because it was clear you already have a great pace. You had a little intro speech but it was short and sweet and on topic so I didn’t skip over it, and you maintained a great flow as the video progressed. Thank you for being engaging without being gimmicky!

[@jericamcqueen5079]

I would love to see an update! How are your branches coming along? 😍

[@angeee07]

Thank you so much for this video! It’s been the most helpful when searching for notching videos. Very detailed. Thanks!

[@jenniferdias9344]

You videos are amazing ! So informative and generous with your tips and advice! I am following you from the UK.

[@MyWastelessLife]

Thanks for watching! glad you liked thenm :)

[@lunalee1869]

Thank you for doing the cutting on camera! That is so helpful because I’ve been scratching my head at people describing this.. your video is the first on that made sense lol.

[@sarabenegar7853]

I am so glad I saw this I have a fiddle fig and it's like 4 feet tall with no branches just growing straight up I tried what you suggested and cant wait for the results

[@saeedhhra9553]

Any update after 4 weeks?

[@DavidGarcia-km7hc]

Omg you are such a sweetheart. Thank you for the info suga.

[@jennifer_loves_8766]

The more branches the better for me... I want a very brushy looking ficus tree

[@MyWastelessLife]

yes! i do like them having a tree shape

[@dancingpinata9488]

Great illustration! Thank you!!!

[@MrMaleksamra]

I have a ficus audry, i bought it last year. it did grow bigger/higher but within the process it lost all the branches down so now it is bald with branches only on the top. I will try to rebranch it and come back to you within 3 months :) Hopefully it works, i am sad my tree became bald juts like me. 😂😂

[@OlivierCR]

How is it looking now?

[@mjde2445]

Great information & well presented. Thank you!

[@sarabenegar7853]

Also you said that about cloning powder cinnamon works the same if you get it wet into a paste it promotes growth and you can put it on broken leaves or stems and it works like a band-aid healing it I use cinnamon on all my plants u should give it a try!

[@erichgallardo9772]

Thank you Marianne, your video is very helpful, will try it as soon as my ficus elastica gets to be a little older. Salamat po !

[@suponglongkumer7835]

Beautiful rubber plant leafs 🍃 very nice wao ❤

[@peterdecicco9673]

finaly someone showed it brach u are great

[@rizzyevanock9067]

Very informative, thank you for sharing a video.

[@glorialabaclado5601]

How I liked your presentations. It's clear and so informative. Now I can notch a part of my ficus without fear! Thank s a lot.

[@saeedhhra9553]

I can't wait to see the results on my rubber tree after thr notching.

[@Ashleigh.Mayhew]

Hi! Awesome video! 😊 It’s March 12, 2023, here in NH, and I just notched my Ficus Audrey. I decided it was time because there is new growth happening after all my leaves dropped off over the winter, so I’m excited to see what happens! It’s still a fairly young plant, but I believe it’s old enough for pruning. As a starting note, I notched in three spots. Will update if/when I see something happening!

[@marioooeca]

Hi, How did this go for you? I am about to try it

[@AllGreenThings4975]

I love 💕 your vedio excellent explanation on how to do the branching methods thank you 🙏 for sharing stay safe and have a wonderful day ❤️

[@rj2398]

Yes please are care video for the ficus trees.

[@realitybites1253]

How do you describe your growing season? Lots of sun and hot temperatures?

[@thepatron4663]

Thank's for the tip 🙂👍

[@MiscellaneousMichelle]

Awesome video 💚

[@laurenervin1404]

I wish I'd seen this video a couple months ago! I'll DEFINITELY be trying this with my Burgundy rubber tree. I also have an Audrey, but it's already pretty full. I'm really not surprised you got that one to branch out so fast, because I've noticed that my Audrey is a MUCH faster grower than my Burgundy

[@Pyreneesie]

Thank you for the great tips. I'm going to try it. Do you have a follow up of the notch?

[@flordelizavandevelde9250]

Thank you for a very clear explanation…♥️

[@beckabad1068]

Can i use cinnamon powder to cover the wound?

[@wing690]

The Notch made is in-between the nodes?

[@jakekryn-wy5qf]

Would this work for drecenas as well?

[@clurgee4923]

Any tips for keeping this plant happy? I live in Maryland and the weather is crazy. What should I do with it?

[@Hekomanspace]

I'M IN LOVE LOVE LOVE!

[@sentimentallia]

Ooo! It would be cool to see a ficus Audrey care video. I feel it’s a tad less finecky than the Lyrata but still confusing 😵‍💫

[@MyWastelessLife]

Noted! will try to put one out soon!

[@catbishop206]

A really big tip I recently learned the hard way, is that when you eventually change the soil out, make SURE the new soil has been brought inside your home to warm up for a day to room temp. If you don't do this, you will root shock your tree and it will drop every leaf it has.

[@priyagogwekar7742]

This video really helped me to help my rubber plant sprout new leaves. I am extremely grateful to you. Kindly let me know if this is possible for all plants. The scientific reasoning, I think should hold true for every plant but am not very sure. Kindly reply

[@hitchhiker_1969]

Looking forward to a full Audrey video, thanks. Mine is new, with three distinct trunks in a small pot. It needs transplanting, as roots are growing out of the pot holes and especially at the soil surface, and I wonder if its best to try and separate the three trunks and put them in their own separate pot, or just let it grow as is. Will gently detangling the roots from its neighbors damage or endanger the Audrey, or can it tolerate this? UPDATE: I went ahead and carefully depotted and detangled the roots, giving each tree fresh soil and thorough watering. The threesome was so root-bound that untangling took a good 20 minutes or more. It's been a week and they look great. I also notched the trunks as you demonstrated. I will update in a few months.

[@incifisenk9945]

Hi!🙋🏻‍♀️☮️ I hope your ficus is doing great.🤞🏼 It’d be great to hear an update🙏🏼🕊🍀

[@prasantbisoi1781]

Valuable informations.

[@sirtoneyd3138]

Thanks!

[@lisacalhoun8080]

Awesome video!! Thank you!!

[@gslmakeup8040]

I’ve never seen the cutting technique! 😍

[@WilnaWanderlust]

Ficus are interesting plant to care & gained planting experience

[@MyWastelessLife]

they are! i feel like if you can take care of a ficus, you can take care of most plants

[@frankpotemski1187]

Hi. Very informative vid. Can you or anyone else tell me it this procedure work on plumeria plants? I have a couple that are over 4" tall but all trunk and iI would prefer to not graft. Thank you

[@drmdharoon]

What fertilisers required for ficus plant .my plant is not growing for a long period.

[@bunnyfluffyfluffs]

do you have ginseng ficus? can you make video on ginseng ficus? tia

[@cathywalton9377]

Can I do these tricks to a Ficus Benjamina to get it to fill out. What about a Dracaena Warneckii?

[@beyogawellwithgina4861]

How can you tell if it’s a branch sprouting or just another leaf?

[@artifect]

Excited to try this method! Do you need to wait till the Ficus has a woody stem?

[@Rosshopkins2006]

My girlfriends sick so I don't want to turn up the volume but is basically the gist, the better the roots the more buds will sprout after you cut it?

[@karlagrissellevm4483]

I have a leaf without a stem that I root my question is will a plant grow from there or not

[@olgaorlova1285]

Hello I'd like to ask your advice , so I have this ficus altissima and it started to develop a lot of small branches from the bottom like sucklings and I'm not sure do I have to cut them off ?

[@luisabyr3333]

can you do this on the Fiddle Leaf Fig?

[@yolandacerteza9225]

good morning. Careful ma'am for cutting.

[@hodawahba1291]

Hi, I have same as your little ficus, it was full of big leaves, stated to drop one after the other and the few growing leaves are very small and have the same issues Edges starts to dry and then fail off😢. It is nearly empty now. How can I fix this how leaves grow bigger & don't dry and fail off? Please help

[@lovelyloves]

How do you make the trunk not flimsy ?

[@kitakhat]

I'm glad I found this video. I have keiki paste because I do have orchids and african violets. I'm getting ready to try and branch my Audrey maybe the end of February or when it starts growing again. I've seen this method for cloning fruit trees and I hope it works. I will use the paste to seal the wound.

[@suponglongkumer7835]

Beautifu leave ❤

[@Jeescuh]

My ficus tree is thanking you for saving it from a devastating chop LOL

[@aillish1]

My ficas has started to randomly grow a teeny new leaf near the bottom of his stalk, is this normal?

[@milarozenberg5949]

Thank you so much for this info!

[@natka8181]

I'm subscribed to learn how to grow such gorgeous plants! Mine right now are different size leaves, curled leaves, drying on the sides, etc.. I need help

[@luisabyr3333]

I just got a ficus audrey. Can I do it now?

[@GreenEcheveria]

Do you do this in a specific place? Like a certain distance and side of the node?

[@alexandraabraham6698]

above a leaf joint. Remove the leaf, or it "blocks" the trigger from activating a branch sprout.

[@GreenEcheveria]

@@alexandraabraham6698 Thank you!

[@ana_kao]

Good Video! Thank you~ but can I make more than two notches in one Rubber Plant?

[@alexandraabraham6698]

yes, but not too many or the plant will be over-stressed. Be sure to also feed the plant to 'help' it along.

[@VasquezPK]

Could you do an update from this ? How did it turn out ? :)

[@Boomdustin]

Good content that could have been done in three minutes.

[@emilyn2635]

Could I apply rooting power instead of that goo you used to my notched rectangle?

[@BlackCatsAreCute]

Can you do a ficus Audrey how to tips and tricks?! Mine has some brown spots and reading online it could be too much or little sun, too much or too little water. Crazy. Would love your tips!

[@blooky102]

If I could I would love to make a house that has space for all plants I want making a mini jungle indoors xD

[@Gigi-pf6ik]

I’m very keen to find out what happened to your ficus plant that you notched! Is it branching out?

[@mayarada2059]

Again absolutely beautiful Ficus Rubber Plants you had , I actually love them all .

[@lauravillarreal8709]

Did you also remove the bark from the Audrey or just make the single cut? Thanks for this video, awesome content.

[@MyWastelessLife]

yes, i also removed the bark from the audrey. same exact steps, i just didn't use the keiki paste on the audrey but still works without it!

[@luisabyr3333]

Do you have a video on Fiddle Leaf Fig care. Also do you use LECCA.

[@curiousandlooking]

Please do a update video

[@jessicabuendia3148]

I want to do this for my Audrey, but it’s nearing fall. Should I wait until spring like you mentioned? And could I do this on a part of older stem or can I do on newer growth or is both ok?

[@katarinaloncar8964]

Dear Marianne B., I hope you noticed that ficus plants are branching in the place the leaves are, a little bit above. So there is no use to cut plant randamli on the trunk, only the places above the leaves, there the plant stored the node. Greetings from Croatia, Europe

[@afzalbhuiyan4956]

I would suggest you there are many alternatives to bring the branches for any tree, including ficus or any other tree. I just wire the straight Stam with a thick wire and slowly bend the Stam to stress the tree. That will encourage the tree to create branches. I have done it many avocado, lemon, orange and hibiscus trees. This process is faster and not damaging the plant.

[@alexandraabraham6698]

yes, but they only branch on the upper curve, not at the lower curve. And it takes a long time. This way is quicker, and you can treat different sides/parts of the trunk.

[@Julianna8436]

I got my ficus audrey to branch but now its not growing up

[@iapprove8392]

Great video. This is way better than chopping your plant at the top like other videos. Maybe two 45° angle notches one on top and the other on the bottom would be a bit easier and less dangerous. 👍🏼🙂

[@VMETuran]

Thanks, that's the first straight explanation on notching I've found! so happy to have come across your channel. My little ficus audrey got badly burned, including the top node. Now she has pushed out five branches, but they're all on one side (the side that didn't get sunburn) and four of them are near the bottom. I'm concerned that she'll be lopsided or that the branches are going to be very scraggly and thin. Do I prune some of them off? How important is taking out the leaf when there is a new branch? My plant is very low leaves... There would be only 3 left if I did that and not prune off any. I feel so bad for getting her into this mess by burning her. :/ Any advice is wecome

[@rogstorm4447]

Hey ficus audry is direct sunlight tree and also it is called Indian banyan it will grow infinitely large

[@Dave_en]

@@rogstorm4447 i agree with you. Banyan is not an indoor plant and with plenty of sunlight and water, it grows to enormous size. The problem with burning of leaves may be due to deficiency of certain nutrient in soil. To overcome this we need to add calcium and magnesium salts in the soil. Few granules of DAP ensures healthy growth. I have a beautiful bottle shaped banyan tree in a pot which i brought from my office.

[@jenniferdias9344]

Where do you buy your “crazy Keiki Cloning paste?” I live in the UK

[@MyWastelessLife]

i got mine from Amazon.com

[@mi13estrellas]

Can you do this notching method in two places at the same time? Or should you wait 3 months in between?

[@angelacohen3654]

Great question - same one I had!

[@vickychan7949]

How do you propagate the ficus plant?

[@arturosegovia17]

What is the solution you put in the cut

[@spriharai1994]

Really informative video.. thanks for sharing! . I recently got a ficus Audrey and I have it under a grow light with a humidifier around it . I want it to grow into a big tree .. are there any other tips you can share :)

[@bryan3132]

Omg did it branch? Can we get a update?!!

[@monafernandes3889]

I tried a couple of time, nothing happened only the near decapitation of the plant

[@jamalkhan-ji1en]

I just wana know how these ruby ficus leaves are so active-mines are so sleepy 😔

[@mikka203]

I have a question, should you only do this on a woody part, or would it also work if it's still green?

[@alexandraabraham6698]

no, the woody part only. The green isn't developed or thick enough to take the 'stress'.

[@alexandraabraham6698]

@Shanika Thomas no, the woody part only. The green isn't developed or thick enough to take the 'stress'.

[@M_SC]

Is letting it bleed important or would it be ok to spray water on it to stop the bleeding as I was advised on my euphorbia that also bleeds, in that case the purpose was to cut off a bit to propagate.

[@MyWastelessLife]

i personally wouldn't spray it with water just cause im worried about contamination. i would just let it bleed.

[@vsachar8318]

How do I know when to water my ficus Audrey? should I be misting it with water also? I live in NY and have bought one and it's been dropping leaves and turning yellow. Thank you

[@hopeowens9185]

Have the leaves been turning fully yellow? That might mean that it’s getting under watered. I would make sure to check the soil often to see when it gets dry and then water it from there.

[@vsachar8318]

@@hopeowens9185 Thanks for your advice. I have been checking the soil before I water making sure I don't over water. some leaves turned completely yellow and just started dropping leaves. some are turning brown to black. Not sure what I am doing wrong.But I recently put fertilizer for ficus to see if it can help.

[@vsachar8318]

@@hopeowens9185 Thanks for your advice. I have been checking the soil before I water making sure I don't over water. some leaves turned completely yellow and just started dropping leaves. some are turning brown to black. Not sure what I am doing wrong.But I recently put fertilizer for ficus to see if it can help.

[@craigwhite1944]

Hello! Do you have an update video coming out soon? Salamat!

[@rogstorm4447]

That is not audry it is Indian banyan(ficus benghalensis)

[@iamaloner]

Update video

[@jersongeorgekg1383]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👌

[@vickenziefernandes5620]

Where are the updates and real results 🤔

[@kayuko4766]

Hello Mary youre hermosa 🥰🥰😍😍😍😍

[@TSUFinny]

Take a shot everytime she says ficus

[@CCAN1979]

It’s too much talking for the information.

[@M_SC]

Please no one cut your finger off