How to make a rubber plant grow more side branches: is scoring buds on the main trunk feasible?

1. How to make a rubber plant grow more side branches

If you want a rubber plant to grow more side branches, the most effective and simplest method is beheading, so that the rubber plant will push out new buds again.

1. Beheading: prepare a pair of gardening shears, use the shears to cut the rubber plant in half horizontally, keeping the base of the branch at about 50cm, and the cut can be sealed with wax oil produced after burning a candle to prevent the branch from losing water and bacterial infection, and all the leaves on the branch should be removed.

2. Care: after beheading, place the rubber plant in a place with diffused light and good ventilation. After about one month, the rubber plant will sprout new stems and leaves at the bud points on the branch. After budding, the plant will grow rapidly, and in three or four months, the rubber plant can grow into a new potted plant with many side branches.

3. Cuttings: do not throw away the rubber plant branches cut off during pruning either. Let the cut surface of the fresh branch dry, insert it into moist potting soil, place it in a cool and ventilated place, and keep the soil slightly moist. After the branch takes root, it can also be grown into a new potted rubber plant.

2. Can buds be scored on the main trunk of a rubber plant

A rubber plant can have its buds scored, but the branch must be guaranteed to have a certain thickness. At a place 0.5-1cm above the bud point on the branch, use a small knife to make a wound, and the length of the wound should be half the circumference of the branch. The scoring depth should be just enough to cut through the bark. Operate when it is warm in spring, and the rubber plant will quickly send out side buds.