While the propagation can be a bit long, the umbrella tree plant is a classic that every plant parent should try growing at least once in their lifetime. Happy growing.
Coffee shop near me has one of these that is over 20 years old, they let me take a medium sized cutting. From which I was able to chop into three or four cuttings. Thanks to this video I went the water route. So far so goo.d
I find that water is much faster for root growth!! Just watch if you keep it in water a bit too long, it can be a shock to the plant to go straight to it’s normal soil mixture. Just make sure it’s VERY well draining, and water it more the first few weeks in soil, and then back off to normal watering. Helps a lot with the transition! 👍🏼
Sandwich/freezer bags helped my luck with the soil method a ton. Zip them into one that's big enough, water when there's no water droplets on the inside of the bag, and pour out any that might be pooling at the bottom.
I used water to propagate a cutting from a plant where I work. It rooted quickly. Potted it earlier this year, the cutting was around 6 inches.....It's now around 3 1/2 Feet tall! it loves it's Sunny spot.
I feel like I’ve watched a ton of your vids in the last two weeks so I wanted to comment a huge thank you here! I’ve got a variegated umbrella outside that I’m gonna try to prop now lol
i keep coming back to this video to remind myself that umbrella plants DO root in water lmao. i've had mine in water for over a month, with regular water changes (and a trim when the end started getting mushy) and still not a root in sight... but then again, yours took 70 days to grow those impressive roots in the video, so i'll just stick with it and hope for the best! (i have terrible luck with mini umbrellas, so i really hope it takes... it was actually a rescue from a plant whose soil got too hydrophobic and had its roots die off, oops)
@@KillThisPlant thank you for the reassurance-- it's also winter where i am, which i'm sure isn't ideal either! as luck would have it, i checked my schefflera a day or so after getting your reply, and lo and behold, there are some little chunky roots finally emerging! 😭 i'm thinking maybe we can split the credit for willing them into existence?
I had my ZZ cuttings in water for almost 3 months before they showed ANY root growth at all! Just be patient… I literally had a tiny aloe cutting from a large plant that didn’t survive the repot (my bad 😬) and it didn’t grow for almost FOUR YEARS!! Don’t know why I hung onto it, but I decided to see what was going on under the soil a few months ago and moved it into its own smaller pot. Believe it or not, the roots are now growing and I have a tiny new leaf! Lol plants are weird… But, my point is…as long as it’s green and still looks healthy up top, don’t give up! I also add a teeny tiny bit of miracle grow to the water every 3rd or 4th time I change it, just enough that there is a bit of a blue tint. They seem to like it!
It’s actually surprising that the variegated one had a faster growth rate creating even better roots. Wow. Was not expecting that. I don’t have much luck with soil propagation either so now I propagate everything in water first 💦 🌱
Schefflera expert here: never new grow the cuttings in a terracotta pot, and water them properly. That's your issue right there, as also the fact that the cutting had way too many leaves. By reducing the number of leaves, the plant will have more energy left for root development, important when you propagate in soil. If well done, you should not see any major visual clues that the cutting is doing really poorly. Good luck.
Hi could you explain the start of your text please? I propagated two cuttings in soil in the same plastic pot (I'd like to braid them) and I want them to get roots. I gave the mother plant so it's my only chance to still have my own schefflera!
I know I'm late to the party, but basically what the person was saying is not to use terracotta because it pulls water from the soil and releases it via evaporation. Simple as that.
Yeah, you only want to have a couple of leaves when you are trying to root something. Some of the energy captured by the leaves will be provided to the leaves but most of the energy can be devoted to growing a root structure. If you have too many leaves too much of the energy has to go to the leaves and those structures.
Hi, My plant dropped a ton of leaves because it was in the AC directly draft as a result my plant is so leggy now. Can I successfully propagate the main stalk?
I am trying some cuttings in soil right now. I always use a lot of mulch in my mixes. I am almost certain if I keep soil somewhat moist the cuttings must survive. I think your soil specimen just needed regular top soil and slightly bigger pot. It looked dried out and shriveled. After a month I will check mine for roots. I also have the cuttings in full sun since I've been growing umbrella tree outside anyway and I think the leaves of this particular kind will make it even on rootless cuttings. Cheers 🍻
Great info! (Your soil propagation may not have thrived because you didn't give it a 'fresh cut' at the bottom so it would be able to 'drink'? The 'dried out' original cut, can't drink.) On a stem I accidentally knocked off the top, I quickly put it in water. It sat in fresh water for over a month. Nothing, but the bottom appeared to be rotting. In a last-ditch effort to save my little stem, I gave the bottom a clean cut and also used a potato peeler to 'scrape' down a few open areas on the bottom. Within two weeks I began to see healthy little roots growing! I'm going to give it a few more weeks in water to help it establish a really healthy root system.
Thanks for the tip! I just started a few stems and noticed the same thing (rotting) and I was considering that the tough outer stem may need to be peeled.
So, I bought a golden crested false arelia, which I’m assuming is similar to this plant (this came up in the search 🤷🏻♀️) and when I transferred it into a more permanent pot, the whole plant has just fallen over. Probably root rot 🤦🏻♀️ even tho I also used half/half perlite. So, as the roots are screwed, I think I might try to save some of the top branches by cutting and water propagation. It’s such a pretty plant, I want to try to save it if I can! 😕 Wish me luck!!
When I shove something in soil that you can do in just water, I generally make it soggy. At least for a bit. Typical is my cut offs from indeterminate tomatoes if they got pretty big before I noticed.
Soil propagation works best for me when I do a rough break. (just pinch off by hand) Then I drop it on top of the soil in the same pot as the plant I cut from. I come back later that day, or whenever I remember 😅 and stick it in the soil. Idk why this works for me. I've never had much luck with any other method of soil propagation. I grew up seeing this done with house plants and garden plants and I guess sometimes simple is best. 🤷 but if water prop works for you, why fix what isn't broken?
Submerged in what? Like, in soil? If that’s what you’re asking, then yes. I took a small growth off a diffenbachia and put it in water, roots and all! It’s doing fabulously! Wish we could post pictures in the comments!!
ur medium is fine for propagations, but too many leaves. It is evaporating more than it can absorb. Try the plastic bag method with soil and you dont even have to mist it later. now I have better luck with soil than water
Sorry to hear! Cutting along the stem of the plant should work fine (same as the video). If a stem portion was broken off completely, it should regrow.
While the propagation can be a bit long, the umbrella tree plant is a classic that every plant parent should try growing at least once in their lifetime.
Happy growing.
Coffee shop near me has one of these that is over 20 years old, they let me take a medium sized cutting. From which I was able to chop into three or four cuttings. Thanks to this video I went the water route. So far so goo.d
I find that water is much faster for root growth!! Just watch if you keep it in water a bit too long, it can be a shock to the plant to go straight to it’s normal soil mixture. Just make sure it’s VERY well draining, and water it more the first few weeks in soil, and then back off to normal watering. Helps a lot with the transition! 👍🏼
Thank you! Short and to the point. Great info and demo!
Right on time🥴 - accidentally just beheaded mine, now I can save a piece 🙌🏾❤️
I so badly want to know how that happened 😂😂
I didn’t even know you could propagate the umbrella plant, thank you for the informational video!
Thanks for watching 😌
This was the most helpful video I’ve seen for propagating this plant! Thank you
Sandwich/freezer bags helped my luck with the soil method a ton. Zip them into one that's big enough, water when there's no water droplets on the inside of the bag, and pour out any that might be pooling at the bottom.
"he will not be missed"
I actually do miss him a little
I used water to propagate a cutting from a plant where I work. It rooted quickly. Potted it earlier this year, the cutting was around 6 inches.....It's now around 3 1/2 Feet tall! it loves it's Sunny spot.
I feel like I’ve watched a ton of your vids in the last two weeks so I wanted to comment a huge thank you here!
I’ve got a variegated umbrella outside that I’m gonna try to prop now lol
I love your channel. Clear and concise information
Thank you so much!
i keep coming back to this video to remind myself that umbrella plants DO root in water lmao. i've had mine in water for over a month, with regular water changes (and a trim when the end started getting mushy) and still not a root in sight... but then again, yours took 70 days to grow those impressive roots in the video, so i'll just stick with it and hope for the best! (i have terrible luck with mini umbrellas, so i really hope it takes... it was actually a rescue from a plant whose soil got too hydrophobic and had its roots die off, oops)
Good luck! Plants that have been struggling tend to take longer to root.
@@KillThisPlant thank you for the reassurance-- it's also winter where i am, which i'm sure isn't ideal either! as luck would have it, i checked my schefflera a day or so after getting your reply, and lo and behold, there are some little chunky roots finally emerging! 😭 i'm thinking maybe we can split the credit for willing them into existence?
I had my ZZ cuttings in water for almost 3 months before they showed ANY root growth at all! Just be patient…
I literally had a tiny aloe cutting from a large plant that didn’t survive the repot (my bad 😬) and it didn’t grow for almost FOUR YEARS!! Don’t know why I hung onto it, but I decided to see what was going on under the soil a few months ago and moved it into its own smaller pot. Believe it or not, the roots are now growing and I have a tiny new leaf! Lol plants are weird…
But, my point is…as long as it’s green and still looks healthy up top, don’t give up! I also add a teeny tiny bit of miracle grow to the water every 3rd or 4th time I change it, just enough that there is a bit of a blue tint. They seem to like it!
It’s actually surprising that the variegated one had a faster growth rate creating even better roots. Wow. Was not expecting that.
I don’t have much luck with soil propagation either so now I propagate everything in water first 💦 🌱
Literally just picked on up as well. Variegated too!
Schefflera expert here: never new grow the cuttings in a terracotta pot, and water them properly. That's your issue right there, as also the fact that the cutting had way too many leaves. By reducing the number of leaves, the plant will have more energy left for root development, important when you propagate in soil. If well done, you should not see any major visual clues that the cutting is doing really poorly. Good luck.
Thank you!
Hi could you explain the start of your text please? I propagated two cuttings in soil in the same plastic pot (I'd like to braid them) and I want them to get roots. I gave the mother plant so it's my only chance to still have my own schefflera!
He did water after he planted it in soil
I know I'm late to the party, but basically what the person was saying is not to use terracotta because it pulls water from the soil and releases it via evaporation. Simple as that.
Great videos, as always!
Yeah, you only want to have a couple of leaves when you are trying to root something. Some of the energy captured by the leaves will be provided to the leaves but most of the energy can be devoted to growing a root structure. If you have too many leaves too much of the energy has to go to the leaves and those structures.
Exactly the information I was looking for ...Thank You !
Hi,
My plant dropped a ton of leaves because it was in the AC directly draft as a result my plant is so leggy now.
Can I successfully propagate the main stalk?
So helpful & beautifully done. Thank you 🙏
I am trying some cuttings in soil right now. I always use a lot of mulch in my mixes. I am almost certain if I keep soil somewhat moist the cuttings must survive. I think your soil specimen just needed regular top soil and slightly bigger pot. It looked dried out and shriveled. After a month I will check mine for roots. I also have the cuttings in full sun since I've been growing umbrella tree outside anyway and I think the leaves of this particular kind will make it even on rootless cuttings. Cheers 🍻
Great info! (Your soil propagation may not have thrived because you didn't give it a 'fresh cut' at the bottom so it would be able to 'drink'? The 'dried out' original cut, can't drink.) On a stem I accidentally knocked off the top, I quickly put it in water. It sat in fresh water for over a month. Nothing, but the bottom appeared to be rotting. In a last-ditch effort to save my little stem, I gave the bottom a clean cut and also used a potato peeler to 'scrape' down a few open areas on the bottom. Within two weeks I began to see healthy little roots growing! I'm going to give it a few more weeks in water to help it establish a really healthy root system.
Thanks for the tip! I just started a few stems and noticed the same thing (rotting) and I was considering that the tough outer stem may need to be peeled.
😂 great video. I will try it now. Thanks.
Very helpful! Thank you so much!
Just did it will keep u posted!
So, I bought a golden crested false arelia, which I’m assuming is similar to this plant (this came up in the search 🤷🏻♀️) and when I transferred it into a more permanent pot, the whole plant has just fallen over. Probably root rot 🤦🏻♀️ even tho I also used half/half perlite. So, as the roots are screwed, I think I might try to save some of the top branches by cutting and water propagation. It’s such a pretty plant, I want to try to save it if I can! 😕
Wish me luck!!
Question: do you think I’ll need a rooting hormone to get it to root in water?
No, I've since learned rooting hormone is better for soil prop and in water you generally don't want/need to use it.
When I shove something in soil that you can do in just water, I generally make it soggy. At least for a bit. Typical is my cut offs from indeterminate tomatoes if they got pretty big before I noticed.
yes, soggy and keep it fairly soggy. You aren't going to get root rot if there are no roots (;
I bought one today for 25 $ it’s kinda huge lol but I love it
Soil propagation works best for me when I do a rough break. (just pinch off by hand) Then I drop it on top of the soil in the same pot as the plant I cut from. I come back later that day, or whenever I remember 😅 and stick it in the soil.
Idk why this works for me. I've never had much luck with any other method of soil propagation. I grew up seeing this done with house plants and garden plants and I guess sometimes simple is best. 🤷 but if water prop works for you, why fix what isn't broken?
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Does it have to callous before putting it in water?
perfect
This is interesting to see how as the arbocolia get's larger you still have time to propagte...thx for sharing .
Thanks for watching!
Hi, Will the cut areas grow if they were submerged?
Submerged in what? Like, in soil? If that’s what you’re asking, then yes. I took a small growth off a diffenbachia and put it in water, roots and all! It’s doing fabulously! Wish we could post pictures in the comments!!
ur medium is fine for propagations, but too many leaves. It is evaporating more than it can absorb. Try the plastic bag method with soil and you dont even have to mist it later. now I have better luck with soil than water
Great suggestion. Thank you.
Did you use distilled water?
I found a fallen leaf in a box store, stuck it in a vase and now it has roots. Will it grow into a full plant?
I believe it will need to have a stem portion attached.
It can! Just depends what kind of plant it was…if it’s growing roots, however, that’s a really good sign!!
Have you tried Leca?
I’m gonna try this. But I have more stem . I didn’t want it to be too short
It took 70 days. Which month did you start?
Hi! My nephew broke my umbrella plant and I want to propagate it but not sure where I should cut it?? It’s an Australian umbrella plant... any tips!?
Sorry to hear! Cutting along the stem of the plant should work fine (same as the video). If a stem portion was broken off completely, it should regrow.
@@KillThisPlant thanks so much will
Try that! :)
I used water. Worked great.
wow 70 days huh. I’m on day 35 and still nothing. But the leaves and everything still looks great so… guess i’ll keep waiting
Interestingly, these plants also do not like humidity
i would have cut some of the leaves off the soil one and kept it in a plastic bag to reduce water loss
Let's talk!!
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Bro, its not the medium, your plant is transpiring way too much with all those leaves! Bring it down to 2-3 leaves and give is a humidome.
70 days.....boy bye😂