Content
- Violin fig branch for busier appearance
- How to branch a violin fig
- Caution: The violin fig is slightly poisonous
- Why does the violin fig lose the lower leaves?
- Tips
Violin figs are prone to unbranched growth
Violin fig branch for busier appearance
Violin figs have become very popular indoor plants in recent years. Unfortunately, the plant often loses its leaves below and then looks quite bald. By branching the violin fig you will make the tree look bushier overall and make more.
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To branch a violin fig is very easy. You just have to cut the tip of a shoot. Then develop in the upper area approaches from which grow new shoots. The crown of the tree is thereby more bushy during the year.
The best time to branch a violin fig is early spring. Then the growth phase begins and the violin fig can put a lot of power into the formation of new branches.
For cutting, use very sharp knives that you have previously cleaned. With blunt blades, the shoots break in and thus provide access to germs and bacteria. With unclean knives, you can also transfer diseases and pests to the violin fig.
Caution: The violin fig is slightly poisonous
If you have cut the violin fig, dispose of the tips immediately and do not just leave them lying. The latex, which is contained in shoots and leaves, is slightly poisonous. For small children and very curious pets, this can cause a risk of poisoning.
The shoot tips can also be used well to pull new offshoots from the violin fig.
Wash your hands after the care carefully or it is better to wear gloves immediately.
Why does the violin fig lose the lower leaves?
The fact that violon figs lose their lower leaves is not only due to a lack of care or an unfavorable location. Most of the leaves can hardly be prevented if the violin fig is cultivated in the room.
The lower leaves do not grow anymore. Also a branching takes place at the lower end of the tree only rarely.
So that the violin fig does not look so bare, just plant one or two offshoots next to the trunk. Since violin figs are not all that exuberant, you do not even need a much larger bucket.
Tips
Violin figs prefer a very bright location, where it is quite warm, especially near the ground. Rooms with floor heating are therefore ideal, as long as the humidity is high enough.