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title: "How would I go about propagating this rubber plant? It’s so tall in…"
description: "How would I go about propagating this rubber plant? It’s so tall in such a small pot! Should I prune it and place in water?"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Amanda"
published: "2026-05-15T02:14:39.170831Z"
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# How would I go about propagating this rubber plant? It’s so tall in…

_Posted by Amanda on 2026-05-15_

How would I go about propagating this rubber plant? It’s so tall in such a small pot! Should I prune it and place in water?

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/07pwQIzwKQA6qRGWxwNnu1eg6g2kjBl8khVyjv7Svcw/pTDeyFYCSie69nJUjjjVHw.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### Mamarod commented on 2026-05-15

Chop it. Dip end into soil with some rooting hormone to help and sick into soil. Same pot or different. Chopping it occasionally also helps make them bushy as they begin to branch out

### Wannabe Green Thumb commented on 2026-05-15

Look up air layering- if you have the supplies and environment for it, that’s your best bet for root development. The most important aspect of air layering is to ensure that the girdled area remains moist (and be sure to use sphagnum moss rather than sphagnum peat moss)

#### Wannabe Green Thumb replied on 2026-05-15

This one was air layered and then chopped and she’s been in her own pot for about a month doing really well. Today’s her first day for fertilizer! 🥹

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zod7fO3RbZg774YwBTG_ODg0ESjjlR2zNMbUHZBd078/0nseWUjaTzyB4kfJ5NoyNQ.webp?size=large)

#### Wannabe Green Thumb replied on 2026-05-15

The one thing I will warn you about air layering is that the plant will undergo transfer shock (at least one of the leaves will go limp) but it recovers within a few days of removing it from the mother plant

#### Wannabe Green Thumb replied on 2026-05-15

This is what the root ball looked like while still attached to the mother plant

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