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I wouldn't cut anywhere near that active node. Move an inch or two down the stem.


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FLTropical wrote:I wouldn't cut anywhere near that active node. Move an inch or two down the stem.


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I wouldn't cut it off, just cut a slit in it, put some rooting hormone and damp sphagnum and bag it.


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I would say on the opposite side of where you plan to cut, isn't that a node on the woody stem right below the active node??

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Wikiwakawakawee wrote:I would say on the opposite side of where you plan to cut, isn't that a node on the woody stem right below the active node??

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There's only one active node. Leaves where there originally (I'm assuming


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tannerm wrote:

Wikiwakawakawee wrote:I would say on the opposite side of where you plan to cut, isn't that a node on the woody stem right below the active node??

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There's only one active node. Leaves where there originally (I'm assuming


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Couldn't it still work on that old node though?

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Ehhh. I don't know. Wait you mean to root from it?


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I was saying can't you do the air layering on this node:
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Wikiwakawakawee wrote:I was saying can't you do the air layering on this node:

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Yep I second that I wouldn't want to hurt any of the new growth at all and your not cutting all the way through just a little under half I would say

ironcore21 wrote:

Wikiwakawakawee wrote:I was saying can't you do the air layering on this node:

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Yep I second that I wouldn't want to hurt any of the new growth at all and your not cutting all the way through just a little under half I would say

Cut diagonally though?


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Wikiwakawakawee wrote:I was saying can't you do the air layering on this node:

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Yes. That's true. Should I cut under water?


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Why underwater?

You really shouldn't cut at all. Why risk such a rare plant simply over aesthetic preferences? Although I also dislike the long stems from cuttings, I much rather have a plant with a long stem then no plant at all

Wikiwakawakawee wrote:Why underwater?

I don't know, everyone says to make cuts underwater. Something about how it makes a cleaner cut.


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Leathal_Traps wrote:You really shouldn't cut at all. Why risk such a rare plant simply over aesthetic preferences? Although I also dislike the long stems from cuttings, I much rather have a plant with a long stem then no plant at all

That's the point behind air layering... doesn't risk the plant because you don't cut all the way.


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I found this on Google I'd try to make your cut similar to this but not as long