Pruning should be done with a sharp, sterile blade.

Pruning ficus elastica. The ficus tineke is a cultivar of one of the 800 plants in the fig genus ficus.like all ficus elastica. The most popular species include weeping fig (ficus benjamina), indian laurel fig (ficus microcarpa), and rubber tree (ficus elastica). It's good to hear that ficus elastica will (if in relatively good health) branch and/or backbud even if i cut back to a point where no leaves remain on the stem.

Dip the end into root hormone powder and place in fresh, well. Cut just before a growth node so that new growth will sprout there and cover the stump. Pruning the ficus tineke plant.

Exercise caution when propagating the ficus plant, so as to avoid skin irritation caused by the plant’s sap. In the wild, ficus elastica can grow to over 60 feet tall. The ficus elastica or ‘rubber plant’ is a popular, easy to grow, ornamental house plant that brings a tropical feel into your home.

A minimum of two leaves should be left behind on a small rubber plant’s stem, or six to ten leaves on each branch of a larger plant. The rubber tree plant originated in tropical areas of south and southeast asia, including india, myanmar, china, nepal, malaysia, etc. Repotting and root pruning of rubber plants or ficus elastica.for more plant updates “follow me on” :👇👇youtube :

The ficus tineke does have a. Ficus elastica, in its natural habitat, grows in hot and humid jungles, where there isn’t much water available. So, they don’t watering a lot and will tolerate underwatering.

Propagating the ficus elastica burgundy tree. Ficus elastica ‘tineke’ is a variety of rubber trees with variegated leaves. You can prune a ficus tree any time of.