Cordyline. Cut the top off.
marshal
Hi everyone.
I did a little experiment on a small cordyline, cutting off the top to
see of it would sprout from the trunk.....well it did. I wanted to do
this before I tackled my prize specimin...a 20ft tall single stemmed
cordyline. Well last night I cut about 7ft off the top.
My question is this. The part i cut off has a trunk of about 4"
diameter. i have trimmed some of the lower leaves giving me a 12"
trunk, and planted it into the ground with a bit of general fertiliser.
it there any chance at all that the top will root and grow??
it seemed such a shame to chop it up and compost it. i thought it would
be worth a go.
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marshal
David E. Ross
Fertilizer in the potting mix will promote rot before it roots. Try
rooting it first, in a small container with a mix of half peat moss and
half coarse sand and without any fertilizer at all. After it's rooted,
then move it to a properly sized container with a mix that contains a
light amount of nutrients.
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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
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marshal
marshal;789979 Wrote:
> my pygmy date palm ,Phoenix roebelenii got frosted in the winter. all
> the leaves have gone brown. i have repotted it , the roots seem
> healthy. has it died or will it recover?
Well the frost didn't kill it. i cut all the frongs off flush to the
crown. Repotted it. Gave it some liquid feed. The frongs have started
growing. they have grown an 1" in two days. Theres life in the old
bugger yet.
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marshal
David E. Ross
What is a "frong".
StarDust
I have a baby Phoenix Roebelenii, which looks incredibly unhealthy due
to stress, as i wasnt completely sure how to take care of it as one
source would say it has to be placed in a bright room with indirect
sunlight, others would suggest the oppersite ~ that it should be in
full direct sunlight.. yada.. yada.. i have repotted the plant and
pruned the dead frongs. its in such a poor state that im hopeing it
still has life in it. could someone advise me on what i should be doing
~ takeing proper care of this lovely plant ??
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StarDust
mleblanca
wrote:
Oh, please, I just have to reply:
The leaf of a palm (also a fern)
is called a "frond"
Love the "frong" bit, but it's not a word
.............yet. It seems to be becoming one
though.
Emilie
marshal
Just to let you know the cordyline that i cut the top off has 8 shoots
coming out of the trunk near the top.
The top part that I cut off and planted in the ground has 7 shoots. I
did not think it would work, but have been proved wrong.
I stripped off all the leaves so i was left with a 4' log. Placed it in
a 12" deep hole. Took 3 weeks for the shoots to appear.
Should have a nice plant in a couple of years.
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marshal