What to do if your rubber plant is growing crooked? A few methods to straighten it up

1. Phototropism

We sometimes find that a plant has grown crooked, and this is really inseparable from its own characteristics, because plants are phototropic, so when the light on the two sides is not equally strong, it will grow toward the side with the light.

So at this point our most direct method is to rotate it, so that the side that previously faced the light becomes the shaded side. Or we can prop up the sunny side with a small block of wood, so that it grows inward, and once it has adapted to this direction of growth, we can remove the prop, but still remember to rotate it every week to prevent it from growing crooked.

2. Tying

We can tie it up and correct it through external force. The specific method is to take a long, straight wooden stick and tie it tightly to the main trunk with rope, tying both the upper part and the lower part, and gradually it will resume upright growth, at which point the wooden stick can be removed.

When it has grown to a certain height, prune it a little, and in this way the branches will grow straighter. Our pruning period is generally in spring, cutting off some of the poorer branches so that light can penetrate the interior, and only then will the shape of the tree not go wrong. Give it a repot once every spring so that it has more nutrients; if it is a plant that has been growing for a long time, then repot it once every two or three years, and only then can it grow well.