What are your thoughts on my worm?

[glass_shark]

So, about a month ago I bought a ficus similar to the one shown, and chopped off one of the "legs" similarly to how I've shown on the tree below. Where the white line is on the left side is roughly where I chopped the other tree, and now I have what I have been calling "my worm" in the little yellow pot (second pic). The worm is alive, I scratched off a bit of bark and there's green below it, but it hasn't sprouted any buds yet. is there anything I can do to help it grow some branches? I've been fertilizing roughly once a week, watering regularly between rain spells, but nothing yet. Any suggestions would be appreciated, both trees shown are mine.

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Shai hulud, I like it.

 

[bbk]

Put in full sun.

But it may never bud / grow branches of that is just a root.

 

[HorseloverFat]

But it may never bud / grow branches of that is just a root.

Hmmmmm...

I'd NOT listen to this.

Ficus are NOTORIOUS for developing FROM root cuttings... Which is just a root.

...

I realize you said "MAY never" and that IS right.. depending on the care the root received.

But I like to stop disinformation trains before they leave the station.

 

[Crazy Diamond]

So the original tree now has tow legs? you can make a tiny jeans and put them in the dispaly xD

 

[19Mateo83]

I have tried this with no luck. Do not give up on it though, as @HorseloverFat said, ficus are known for growing from root cuttings. You may get lucky

 

[HorseloverFat]

So the original tree now has tow legs? you can make a tiny jeans and put them in the dispaly xD

"Embrace the butt"

 

[HorseloverFat]

I have tried this with no luck. Do not give up on it though, as @HorseloverFat said, ficus are known for growing from root cuttings. You may get lucky

It NOT die-ing BACK from the cut point is a good sign..

Ficus Root cuttings can take 3-6 months to callus and push new growth...

So just keep watchin'

I'm about 50/50, personally, on striking this particular method with Ficus.

 

[bbk]

Hmmmmm...

I'd NOT listen to this.

Ficus are NOTORIOUS for developing FROM root cuttings... Which is just a root.

...

I realize you said "MAY never" and that IS right.. depending on the care the root received.

But I like to stop disinformation trains before they leave the station.

My understanding, and why I used the term “May”, is that it depends on the variety of ficus.

It might produce leaves in a few months, or the root might survive for a few years and produce nothing before dying.

Still needs to go in the sun (and be well watered).

 

[HorseloverFat]

My understanding, and why I used the term “May”, is that it depends on the variety of ficus.

It might produce leaves in a few months, or the root might survive for a few years and produce nothing before dying.

Still needs to go in the sun (and be well watered).

Agreed.

 

[nuttiest]

You might not like what you get, the rootstock for those ginseng style graft are mostly large leaf type.

 

[glass_shark]

So the original tree now has tow legs? you can make a tiny jeans and put them in the dispaly xD

lol I cut the worm off of a different tree, but I like the way you think!

 

[DavidBoren]

Go with something akin to root over rock, but do it root over a pair of stones, and lean that worm over the edge of the pot... semi-flacid, I mean, semi-cascade. Somebody had to say it.