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Rubber Tree Plant Question?
I have made new plants from my original Rubber Tree Plant and they are doing fine. This is a house plant if it matters and it is 2 years old. I would like to know if I can repot my original plant in a smaller pot and trim the roots without hurting the parent plant.
The parent plant is in a 16" wide container and is about 3-1/2 feet tall. I would like to put it in an 8" pot
4 Answers
- Barb BLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
As a rule, the amount of roots a plant develops is what it needs to be healthy. Root trimming is generally concidered to be a pretty drastic measure.
You don't say how large the parent plant is, how large a pot it is currently in or how small a pot you want to move to. Those would all play into your decision on whether or not to root prune.
Source(s): degree in hort - 5 years ago
Oh gee, mine's been outdoors in the floor for possibly seven years now. If I knew which you cant plant them outdoors, i would not have. I determine thats the place they had to come again from. by using the way, that is greater than the living house.one ingredient, they are able to't take the frost. so which you would be able to desire to hide it if it gets real chilly the place you reside.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
course you can love .. talk to it and tell it wot you are doing and itll be fine just go easy on the trimming .. they feel it you know x
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I'M "ROOTIN'" FOR YOU!!
I'M SURE YOU'LL GET TO THE"ROOT"OF THE PROBLEM!!
I HAVE "HIGH APPLE PIE IN THE SKY HOPES!!"
