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title: "Can I bring my fiddle leaf fig back to life? All it’s leaves turned…"
description: "Can I bring my fiddle leaf fig back to life? All it’s leaves turned brown and fell off but can I chop the stem or propagate it somehow?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/653991287535378cc0afd4c0"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "EG"
published: "2023-10-25T22:05:28.822Z"
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# Can I bring my fiddle leaf fig back to life? All it’s leaves turned…

_Posted by EG on 2023-10-25_

Can I bring my fiddle leaf fig back to life?  
All it’s leaves turned brown and fell off but can I chop the stem or propagate it somehow?

## 6 comments

### EG commented on 2023-10-26

Small green ring around outside. Milky white stuff coming out.

#### Lisette replied on 2023-10-26

Well the good thing is the sap means it’s still alive!

### EG commented on 2023-10-26

Roots were dry, but pretty stringy, no real strong main root.

### EG commented on 2023-10-26

Can I try and propagate these? How?

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### Lisette commented on 2023-10-26

I’m not sure how to propagate the stems, but I’m assuming sphagnum moss might be a good medium in this case. I’ve only ever chopped mine and propagated the top and left the empty bottom in the pot but it had a strong root system.

### EG commented on 2023-10-26

Ok thanks!

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