Things Needed
Tip
Move potted genus Ficus Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree outdoors in the warm seasons , and carry them back into the house as cool conditions coming . The stress from relocation often cause the tree to flatten leave-taking , so avoid pruning the plants immediately before you move them indoors . or else , trim down the trees in the spring as new growing commence , just before you move them out of doors again .
Warning
Wear protective garden mitt . The gooey sap of many genus Ficus varieties causes hypersensitized reaction include skin skin rash and itching .
Ficus trees , among about 850 flora in the Ficus genus , may be more familiar bytheir plebeian namesincluding weeping fig ( Ficus benjamina ) , hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 through 12 and natural rubber Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ( Ficus elastica ) , brave in USDA zone 10 through 11 . Trimming or pruning a ficus tree gain the works in several way . Not only does it help hold in the shape and size of the tree diagram , it promotes novel growth . By removing any idle or morbid branch , it increases atmosphere circulation and allows more light to contact inner leafage . Although outdoor hardiness zone differ by specific variety , these tropical plant do well in protected , frost - devoid area alfresco or turn inside containers .
Step 1
Trim your ficus tree any meter of the year , however the good time is during the plant ’s balance period between growth spurt . await for raw leafy shoots on the tree diagram as a sign that it is clock time to prune . For indoor trees , this usually fall out during the spring .
Step 2
verify your pruning shears are sharp . Dull shears can shoot down the arm and leave them vulnerable to infections and disease . pass over the blade of your shears with alcohol wipe between pruning cuts to avoid spreading disease . you could also mix nine parts water and one part household liquid blanching agent in a bucket , and dip the blade into the solution between snipping to disinfect them .
Step 3
incubate the work area with newsprint if you are trim the genus Ficus indoors . genus Ficus branches often drip sap after being trimmed .
Step 4
site the branch collar on any branches you are weigh trim back . The branch leash is the enlarged area at the base of the limb where it joins the stem . All cut should be made at a slight slant so the cut terminates at the outside edge of the branch collar .
Step 5
dilute the tree by trimming back with child limbs to a new bud or vernal shoot instead of trim down all the branches equally . Thinning helps equilibrise the tree diagram , and it opens the limb framework to improve lightheaded penetration .
Step 6
take away any dead , diseased or pestis - overrun branches first . Because they may reinfect your plants , do n’t add them to a compost pile . Dispose of them in a trash collection container .
Step 7
get rid of any crowded branches , subdivision that fret or cross and branches that arise inward . meliorate the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ’s form by lop back branches that compete with the principal drawing card as well as any ramification that you finger disfigure the tree .
Step 8
cut a ramification back to a leaf lymph node or bud to make it develop in a dissimilar direction . The new leg grows in the way the leaf knob or bud human face .
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