--- title: "I’ve had my rubber tree for 5ish years and only in the last few…" description: "I’ve had my rubber tree for 5ish years and only in the last few months have I learned how to actually care for plants. Now that I’m finally watering correctly…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/GKVj6xfXcqyh3WB5aOwWU3?language=ko" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Lo" published: "2025-01-04T23:38:48.941503Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bietQkiKSR4V9kCj5sMgm0mjb9BlrbOeMgEd5oOLxFA/3Pe211SqRoKTenlkfQ-kpw.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # I’ve had my rubber tree for 5ish years and only in the last few… _Lo님이 2025-01-04에 게시함_ I’ve had my rubber tree for 5ish years and only in the last few months have I learned how to actually care for plants. Now that I’m finally watering correctly etc, there is constant new growth on every branch! However, so many of the bottom leaves have dropped over time and the bottom stems are all bare and not very sturdy. Any idea how to help? ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bietQkiKSR4V9kCj5sMgm0mjb9BlrbOeMgEd5oOLxFA/3Pe211SqRoKTenlkfQ-kpw.webp?size=large) ## 15개의 댓글 ### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-01-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. Possibly some silica to fortify the stems. More light can also help if the weak stems are from elongation from lower light. You could try scoring the lower nodes and using a keiki paste to promote some new leaves #### Lo님이 2025-01-05에 답변했습니다. Thank you for the tips! I will be googling all of those things 😂 #### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-01-05에 답변했습니다. Lol no worries. To give you a spot to start. The silica i use currently. The paste is also called cloning paste or gel. I've seen people just spread it on and it's worked, but wounding the node makes it more effective. ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LABcXOiTFudmBUCsau2S0dZnnxDdeMAvwSHhNs7sG2k/dbb3fn7HRBOovjfKb2bwKQ.webp?size=large) #### Lo님이 2025-01-05에 답변했습니다. This is so helpful, really appreciate! How often to give silica compared to fertilizer? #### Wolfen 🐺님이 2025-01-05에 답변했습니다. I use it every time I water. But this bottle will go a long way as it's like maybe less than a tsp per quart #### Lo님이 2025-01-05에 답변했습니다. Thanks! ### Sunny님이 2025-01-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. Keiki paste I got off Amazon. They are about the same. ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/LLcMJsKpRiqmJKzHlTF6xg.webp?size=large) #### Lo님이 2025-01-05에 답변했습니다. Thanks! ### plantmother님이 2025-01-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. you could propagate from one of the taller stems and plant it in with the rest to sort of cover the bare stems! that’s what I plan on doing #### Lo님이 2025-01-05에 답변했습니다. Could you describe that in more detail please? #### plantmother님이 2025-01-05에 답변했습니다. sure! you can cut a portion off the top that has at least one node and then place in water to grow some roots, once it’s rooted you can plant into the same pot and as that branch grows it will hide the bare stems at the bottom. there are more in depth instructions online about the best way to propagate a rubber plant but from what i’ve heard it’s pretty easy! #### Lo님이 2025-01-06에 답변했습니다. Thank you!! ### YinDeezy님이 2025-01-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. +1 for keiki paste. I’ve used it my ficus and pothos plants before. A little bit goes a long way. Apply a small amount with a qtip by the nodes. May take 3-4 weeks before you start to see sprouts. Just note that full branches will grow from the sprouts so keep that in mind. #### Lo님이 2025-01-05에 답변했습니다. Oh I’m so excited to try! Thanks for the input ### Lo님이 2025-01-21에 댓글을 남겼어요. Thanks for all the recs! Check out my new growth!! 🥹 ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/bietQkiKSR4V9kCj5sMgm0mjb9BlrbOeMgEd5oOLxFA/C2-tsqbeR2iVtQdKQ0BlWA.webp?size=large) --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_