grafiti4u said:You know, that is what I was thinking Carter - I didn't think it would hurt anything to try. So are you saying prune that whole 'stub' off, with the little shoot coming out of it, then trim off that 'shoot' and just try and root that only? Would you simply root in water? I have to get some rooting hormone, I have never used it before.
thanks!
The whole stub just for cosmetic reasons - but that's not necessary if you don't want to. Definitely the new shoot portion if you want to root that. It may well root in water, I'm not sure. Honestly, when I've rooted my ficus, I just stick them in dirt and run with it, haven't ever tried water. Rooting hormone isn't necessary, just figured it would give a little extra oomph to root. Just make sure to change the water every couple of days to keep it fresh.
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