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title: "So proud of myself!! 😀 Saved my rubber plant!! It was a Christmas…"
description: "So proud of myself!! 😀 Saved my rubber plant!! It was a Christmas present off my sister and I was determined to keep it going 💚… is now a good time to plant…"
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author: "Sarah"
published: "2024-06-21T19:08:04.40355Z"
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# So proud of myself!! 😀 Saved my rubber plant!! It was a Christmas…

_Posted by Sarah on 2024-06-21_

So proud of myself!! 😀  
Saved my rubber plant!! It was a Christmas present off my sister and I was determined to keep it going 💚… is now a good time to plant or do I wait?

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## 6 comments

### Catrabelle commented on 2024-06-21

I’m no expert, my suggestion is too wait a little longer. Then replant.

#### Sarah replied on 2024-06-21

This had occurred to me… maybe when the leaf has unfurled? 🤷🏼‍♀️

#### Catrabelle replied on 2024-06-21

Perhaps, wait a little longer to see if anything else happens.

### GratefulGardener commented on 2024-06-21

How long did it take you to grow roots? I just chopped down my rubber tree yesterday.

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#### Sarah replied on 2024-06-22

Maybe like 6 weeks or so, maybe a little more. Been a slow process. If you’re gonna put in water don’t wait for it to callus put it in right away. By letting it callus over is stopping the plant accessing water… I did this first and nothing happen so re-chopped and voila, we got roots!

#### GratefulGardener replied on 2024-06-22

Oh great - thanks for the input. I did put it right in water so fingers crossed I will have roots by the end of the summer.

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