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title: "My fiddle fig is really sparse around the middle of his branch. Is…"
description: "My fiddle fig is really sparse around the middle of his branch. Is there a way to air propogate this? In one of those little balls/Saran wrap filled with…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Agma the Destroyer"
published: "2024-12-03T22:43:26.372591Z"
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# My fiddle fig is really sparse around the middle of his branch. Is…

_Posted by Agma the Destroyer on 2024-12-03_

My fiddle fig is really sparse around the middle of his branch. Is there a way to air propogate this? In one of those little balls/Saran wrap filled with sphagnum moss so that it takes root and I can plant it again or something? Or is there a way to get him to grow new leaves in that area somehow? I really don't wanna cut him 😔

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## 7 comments

### Kades commented on 2024-12-03

There are some great YouTube videos on notching flf’s! I think that would be your best bet if you don’t want to chop it. It can help fill in sparser leaves but it takes a while and doesn’t always work

#### Agma the Destroyer replied on 2024-12-03

Notching? Okay I'll look into that! Thank you!

#### Kades replied on 2024-12-03

Yeah! The actual notching is the same no matter the type of ficus

#### Kades replied on 2024-12-03

The Audrey and flf are the same species so their care is pretty similar

### Matilda commented on 2024-12-03

That looks more like a ficus Audrey than a fiddle leaf fig- in case the care requirements are different!

#### Agma the Destroyer replied on 2024-12-03

Okay I didn't really know there's a difference haha. Ones fuzzy the other one is smooth, that's about what I figured. Thank you!

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-12-03

I agree, lookin less like fiddle leaf. You could air layer to get a 2nd plant. Or like Kades said, wound it and apply keiki paste to encourage new leaf growth to fill it out.

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