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It’s Aliiiive!Β 

By:Ryan

No, this isn’t Frankenstein, this is Ficus. The Royal Ficus, to be specific.Β 
Today I checked on the greenhouse trees and saw good results. The Royal Ficus is pushing out lots of new growth, and one of the natalensis cuttings is pushing roots out of its styrofoam cup.Β 

Here’s that picture:

If there is constant moisture on the floor of the setup, the roots will continue to grow. I could place it onto a pot of soil to let the roots run into that instead, but for now I’ll let them go.

As for the Royal Ficus, it pushed an aerial root long enough for me to work with. Here’s the root:

So I took a straw and cut it in half:

Cutting the straw in half is crucial because it helps you remove the straw after the root roots in the soil. Otherwise you’d have to carefully cut the straw off the root. Straws help you guide aerial roots into the soil, so I placed the root into the straw and moved it into position:

You have to be careful not to break the root. The bend I created is cutting it close, but we should be fine. Make sure you keep the inside of the straw moist so that the root can keep growing.

We’ll let that keep growing and I’ll update when it finally does hit the soil.
Ryan

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