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title: "Are baby rubber plants easy to propagate? I want to make this one…"
description: "Are baby rubber plants easy to propagate? I want to make this one bushier so thinking of cutting the top two leaves with the nodes and prop in water."
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Lo"
published: "2025-11-20T23:48:01.875327Z"
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# Are baby rubber plants easy to propagate? I want to make this one…

_Posted by Lo on 2025-11-20_

Are baby rubber plants easy to propagate? I want to make this one bushier so thinking of cutting the top two leaves with the nodes and prop in water.

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## 3 comments

### GreenLeaf commented on 2025-11-21

Yes!

I find stem cuttings prop easier than leaf.  
It also will usually branch from where you cut, so keep that in mind when you’re taking your cuttings.

#### Lo replied on 2025-11-21

In that case, do you think it branches better if you cut lower?

#### Snowstorm replied on 2025-11-21

Mine only sent 1 new branch up when I trimmed mine, it didnt get any bushier. BUT mine is a red margin which might be slightly different than the baby rubber plant variant. It rooted pretty quickly in water, but the mother plant was much slower to regrow. I trimmed right above a node just in case he decided not to regrow anymore.

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