Ficus glumosa is a fast-growing tree in arid areas and can even grow much faster in areas where a higher rainfall is experienced. This tree does not handle heavy frost well, but it receives quite a lot of credit for coping with the transplanting process.

Dry the seeds before sowing by simply aerating the fruit by placing it on some paper towel. Remove the seeds from the dried fruit and sow them in seedling trays. Prepare the seedling trays by using equal parts of sand and compost to fill up the trays. The next step is to cover the seeds lightly with a layer of sand and water well by keeping the medium moist, but not soaked. Signs of seed germination start from between 10 and 20 days. Seedlings reaching the 3-leaf stage, can be successfully transplanted into bags filled with a mixture of 70% sand and 30% compost.

One can also propagate this tree from cuttings. Take cuttings from semi-hardwood, and make them about 100–150 mm long. Dip the cuttings into a growth hormone to encourage the root development process. A third easy method to propagate this tree is by truncheons. The ideal size of the truncheons is about 100–150 mm in diameter and about 500 mm to 1 m long.

The tree is quite hardy, although the fruit may become infested with insects. For birds and other animals, this is of little or no concern.