Rubber Tree NOTCHING

[@BlackCoffeeee]

Thanks! I just sat through a 15 minute video for the same thing but your short video explained everything perfectly. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@krig850s]

Thanks for this awesome video, no bs needed, too many people with videos way to long for this tip. Thanks for this

[@PrecociousSloth]

I wasn’t watering mine very much so 75% of its leaves dropped. I was very close to chop and propping but I going to try this first. Thank you for the video :)

[@MrHouseplant]

Good luck, I hope you will succeed! 😊

[@CPR4THEBODYlivingaenrichedlife]

Did it work

[@LenaAudrey]

How did it work?

[@BioReptiles]

Did it dieded?

[@limaalexander1460]

YES ,,, IT DIEDED🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@allanis_the_great]

do you notch only on hardwood area or you also do it in greenish softwood area?

[@inbedwithcinema]

How many notches can one make at a time ? Should we do one or two and wait till nodes grow and proceed with more next? Please answer as I am intrigued to try this method with my rubber plant ❤

[@MrHouseplant]

Hi, you can start with 1 or make 2-3 notches, but no more than that. 😊

[@sofiaheiko9701]

Hi has it worked to notch the plant?

[@hassaninikhil]

How do u find a node in a plant sir , I'm very new or a beginner , I thought node is always on the top region where it's actively growing . Thankyou so much for ur awesome feedback /reply back nature , u r very Genuine and kind , as u do it for free , really love ur positive attitude

[@MrHouseplant]

Hi Hassan, thank you very much for your compliments, I'm glad my advice help you! 😊 To find nodes on your plant, you should put your fingers on the stem next to a leaf, and then trace the stem backward to where it connects with another stem. That connection point is the node.

[@hassaninikhil]

@@MrHouseplant but in this video there's no node , only one single branch ?

[@zoropi]

​@@hassaninikhilthere was a node but he had cut the leaf of so it was a bit hard to tell. You can see the scar on the plant where he cut :)

[@sofiaheiko9701]

Have you managed to get any leaves in your plant?

[@RedBeard.308]

Does this work on all plants that grow similarly to this plant?

[@PedroLuis-yp9ed]

Was wondering this too for my money tree, but my concern is the top part getting stunted. A plant will naturally do this if the top part got chopped off so wondering if it’ll stop growing and die off, prioritizing the new node.

[@jazzamin101]

can i prune and notch in fall? i want to do this now and have no patience to wait! mine was just growing straight and tall. i pruned it and then it just started growing sideways, so i cut the top of that side branch and now im thinking notching might be what i need to try? thanks in advance

[@nina8859]

what a chill music also!

[@martink5071]

After how many weeks have you noticed the first signs of the new branch grow? i did it as you showed it on this clip about 2.5 week ago and i see only a supertiny sth that could be a new branch starting to grow

[@MrHouseplant]

Hello, Martin. The new growth takes several weeks to several months, even a full year. You just need to be patient. Thank you. 😊

[@martink5071]

thx 👍@@MrHouseplant

[@PedroLuis-yp9ed]

Will this stunt the growth of the top part though making it focus all its energy on that node now?

[@speyerbernd]

Can I also use this procedure on a "Schefflera arboricola"?

[@elielee2312]

My rubber plant has a lot of brown patches, and I don't know why. I feel sorry for it coz that plant has been with me for almost 4 years already ㅠㅠ Please do educate me on how I can save my rubber tree. Thank u

[@queenbee3828]

Will this work for an Audrey?

[@mithrandir12345]

Special period to do it or it doesnt matter?

[@raniahcini3892]

Hello, can i do this to my pachira ? Thank you

[@IMHobby121]

Cool!

[@MrHouseplant]

🙂

[@faithfuelquotes]

Tried this,never worked! My rubber plant stopped growing shoots. 😢

[@MrHouseplant]

I'm sorry to hear that, it takes a bit of practice and luck 😊

[@faithfuelquotes]

@@MrHouseplant maybe done it wrong

[@trixw895]

Can this be done with the Fiddle Leaf Fig?

[@MrHouseplant]

Absolutely. But it can take months

[@MrHouseplant]

So just be patient 🙂

[@dilekkaya3472]

Kavucuk çiçeği bunun adı

[@ifeddiChu]

Is it okay to move a rubber from soil to water ?

[@MrHouseplant]

Hi Feddi, are you asking about transferring a cutting or a whole plant? If you're asking about cuttings, it's ok. And there are several things you can do to increase the chances of the cutting surviving transition from water to soil: 1) Provide at least 5,000 lux of light. For rubber trees, several hours of direct sun will be beneficial 2) Make sure the soil is fully dry before watering (use a chopstick to check) 3) Create a well-draining potting mix (1 part potting soil, 1 part perlite) If you're asking about transferring the whole plant, you can do it, but I don't recommend it. In some cases this will temporarily help your plant survive. But my suggestion is, if your plant is struggling in soil, you should see what the problem is and try to address it. It's not difficult :) 1) Measure the amount of light your plant is getting. Use a light meter to do so, as light meter apps do not provide good measurements. Then check how much light your plants needs in this table: www.mrhouseplant.com/blog/what-is-bright-indirect-light-for-plants/#lightrequirements and move the plant into a brighter spot 2) adjust your watering schedule. For rubber plants, the soil should dry out fully to the bottom of the pot. Use a chopstick to check the soil moisture 3) you should aim for the soil to dry out in about a week. If it's staying moist for much longer, reduce the frequency of watering and/or reduce the amount of water you use when watering. 4) If the soil is staying wet for longer than a week, consider moving the plant to a terracotta pot Hope this helps :)

[@NonniMcMac]

​@@MrHouseplantAll of the information you provided in the video and in your replies has been really helpful.Thank you! I have a rubber tree plant that is growing straight up and I wantto make it bushier. Now I know how! Thanks again!

[@hassaninikhil]

Can u please tell me one more thing , my neem plant has grown very tall , will it die if I cut its branch from bottom , as 2 branches are lready dead on breaking it for leaves by my neighbour

[@MrHouseplant]

Hi, it won't die, if a plant is generally healthy and strong, cutting off a branch won't harm it. 😊

[@hassaninikhil]

@@MrHouseplant I'm asking about main branch , why some plants /trees die on cutting main branch and some don't , they restart growing

[@cathyslaton9998]

I am going to try this

[@CPR4THEBODYlivingaenrichedlife]

Did u try it

[@sharonpaul7513]

When i bought my rubber plant i was told that it's an indoor plant . I stay in Delhi India where the summer sun is way too hot, it's 44°C.. so i got the plant in.. but now it's gone into a hibernation phase... There was a new leaf bud but it never popped open.. it's still stagnant not growing one bit

[@MrHouseplant]

Rubber trees don't grow all year round indoors 😊 How long has it not been growing? If it's been less than 6 months, I wouldn't be worried. It is strange though that the leaf hasn't fully grown. Can you share how much light it's getting? How do you determine it needs water? How much water do you use? When was it repotted last?

[@sharonpaul7513]

@@MrHouseplant i bought it in the month of February this year, the tiny leaf bud was already there when i bought it , i kept waiting but it never opened up. I water it when the top soil is dry and i make sure to water it till the water comes out of the drainage hole.. i built up the courage yesterday to prune the top portion where the leaf bud was along the node of the stem and kept it in water to propagate... Anything else i should do to ensure my plant stays healthy?

[@sharonpaul7513]

I really wish I could send images on KZbin to show you how it looks

[@hassaninikhil]

@@sharonpaul7513 haha I'm not laughing on u but myself bcz I had the same question when I bought it n wasn't growing since 2 months , but the thing is what u r calling a leaf is not a leaf , that red part produces leaf when it gets very big and unfolding itself . Key point is just wait as I did on some utibers advice . I bought it from nursery thinking my plant is also producing new leaf hehe 😂 but all plants have tha red part

[@virtuousceolady6091]

​@@sharonpaul7513the same thing happened to me when i bought my rubber tree. For months,no matter what i did, it never sprouted a new leaf. That red part just sat there. Eventually, i repotted it when i decided to check the roots and saw it was rootbound. The very next i had a new leaf, and every week after that. Shes still giving me a new leaf each week.

[@subhadeeppaul294]

My rubber plant is not growing at all.. it looks like time stopped for that particular plant .. almost 5 6 months, not a single inch or a single leaf has grown ..

[@MrHouseplant]

That is normal, they don't grow all the time, they just accumulate energy the other part of the year. Just make sure to give it plenty of light and direct sun all year round, so that when it starts growing, it grows big 😊

[@darlenezanolini249]

I have the same problem. Nothing seems to help it

[@conniezhang3501]

@@MrHouseplant i would say my rescued rubber tree has an artistic soul, it's all wavy and free, but I saw this very tall standing straight, thick rubber tree in aritzia, it's so clean and proper, now I'm growing the cut tip from my artist to form that clean look, wish me luck!🥰

[@MrHouseplant]

@@darlenezanolini249 if it's been less than a year, everything is fine, just be patient 🙂 if it hasn't put out a single leaf in a full year, repot and give it more light 🙂

[@MrHouseplant]

@@conniezhang3501 Good luck Connie 🙂

[@conniezhang3501]

im so gonna try this！

[@MrHouseplant]

Yes! 🙂🥳🥳

[@conniezhang3501]

@@MrHouseplant 6days later， the notched part is dried and healed but no growth yet, the nipped ones have obvious side growth.

[@muicalman2857]

@@conniezhang3501 do you have a update?

[@conniezhang3501]

@@muicalman2857 no the notched part just healed itself, may be I didn't cut deep enough?

[@LauraLancealot]

@@conniezhang3501yes not deep enough

[@s.j.3247]

Does this even work? The technique looks skeptical to me... 🤐🤐

[@MrHouseplant]

Of course it works. How does notching work? A growth regulator auxin is what forces lower buds on a stem to remain dormant. Auxin flows from actively growing shoots downward in a plant. When we remove the bark and cambium above a node, we’re preventing auxin from reaching the node below the cut. This enables dormant buds to start growing. Imagine a shallow stream of water. If you put a large rock in the middle of the stream, the water will start flowing around the rock. The notch we’re making is the rock. The stream is the stream of auxin. The same way water would flow around the rock, auxin will flow around a dormant bud. Which makes it possible for a new bud to start growing. It takes some time and skills, so it sometimes fails due to making a cut too shallow or not wide enough. But it does work! You should try it. 😊

[@PilatesWithMeSDickens707]

I will try it