Question
I FOUND 4 OF THESE CUT WITHOUT ITS ROOTS. WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO HAVE THEM GROW ROOTS, DIRECTLY IN WATER, MOIST SOIL, OR REGULAR SOIL. COULD YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW.THANK YOU,
JAY


Answer
Hi Jay,
Thanx for your question.  I think the plant to which you are referring is the Ti plant.  I lived in Hawaii many years ago but I knew the plant before moving to Hawaii in 1980.

Here is how you propagate the plant.

Propagation: Ti is easy to propagate from stem cuttings, called "logs." Cut 3-5 in (7-12 cm) sections of mature stem, remove the leaves, and place on a bed of sand, preferably with bottom heat. The "eyes" on the stem cuttings will grow into shoots with leaves. When a shoot gets 4-6 leaves, cut it and its eye from the log, and root in potting medium as you would any cutting.

These data came from Floridata.com.  It's an easy plant to propagate.

I hope this helps.
Tom