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title: "Hi friends! I have a big beautiful fiddle leaf fig that I need to…"
description: "Hi friends! I have a big beautiful fiddle leaf fig that I need to take a cutting from the top so it doesn’t get too tall and skinny. I did this on one of two…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/KBaGuNakRIufDxWLRlKLXg"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Yaro & Sarah"
published: "2024-09-03T00:13:57.076534Z"
language: "en"
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# Hi friends! I have a big beautiful fiddle leaf fig that I need to…

_Posted by Yaro \& Sarah on 2024-09-03_

Hi friends! I have a big beautiful fiddle leaf fig that I need to take a cutting from the top so it doesn’t get too tall and skinny. I did this on one of two branches at the top and the parent plant is fine. But the clipping died quickly. I followed online advice on where to cut but I’m afraid to chop chop without figuring out where I went wrong. Any advice is appreciated!

## 1 comment

### Aimichelle commented on 2024-10-22

I’m about to do this. What propagation method did you use? Did you use rooting hormone?

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