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title: "Just a little encouragement for anyone mulling over chopping and…"
description: "Just a little encouragement for anyone mulling over chopping and propagating their fiddle leaf fig. I’m so glad I did it! It’s been three months and here is…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/JHU46Ob2NCKibtvNS7JAdI"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Aimichelle"
published: "2025-01-16T07:09:56.478623Z"
language: "en"
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# Just a little encouragement for anyone mulling over chopping and…

_Posted by Aimichelle on 2025-01-16_

Just a little encouragement for anyone mulling over chopping and propagating their fiddle leaf fig.

I’m so glad I did it! It’s been three months and here is the progress. It looks like it’s going to branch off in 2-3 new directions and has about 6 new leaves with two more ready to pop soon. The prop in the photo I planted last week.

The second cutting is still rooting in water. I don’t know if I would root a flf in water again. It got rot twice and I had to restart the woodier cut. After the fact I heard good things about using perlite or air layering, both were suggested a few times.

![Attachment 1 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/oscohr4wepQBfW7Ewl_pfy8B_Sn8u47GWQcgAFx9B-g/4YUIexBkRmu0l2kN-4w0cw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/oscohr4wepQBfW7Ewl_pfy8B_Sn8u47GWQcgAFx9B-g/5bnCbRGGRK-PCmvoLfpPPg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/oscohr4wepQBfW7Ewl_pfy8B_Sn8u47GWQcgAFx9B-g/70nwPxDOTHCv4NLD_f3dvQ.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 4 of 4](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/oscohr4wepQBfW7Ewl_pfy8B_Sn8u47GWQcgAFx9B-g/zWlH9mc0SHW_jdShOfyW2w.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Show me the Greens! commented on 2025-01-16

Congratulations 🎉  
That’s absolutely beautiful  
And the roots…?! C’mon that’s a very artistic shot 📸💚

#### Aimichelle replied on 2025-01-17

Thanks! :)

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