Have you wanted to try rooting your fiddle leaf fig (Ficus lyrata) but weren’t sure of the best propagation techniques and practices? Rooting fiddle leaf figs may seem intimidating at first, but in this post I’ll cover all the steps you need to successfully root new fiddle leafs of your own. We’ll go over best fiddle leaf fig propagation practices I learned in university greenhouses plus a popular one to avoid.

Do you have a fiddle leaf fig (Ficus lyrata) that is one tall stalk with no branches? Do you really want a tree-like fiddle leaf with a single trunk and multiple branches at the top? If so, you’ve come to the right post. We’ll get into 2 specific techniques of pruning and notching with step by step guidelines for making your bush-like fiddle leaf into a beautiful branching tree.