Cordyline Help.
TMANN
A friend of mine has what appears to be a variety of Cordyline and wants to
move it to a new position in his garden. The plant is some 8-9 feet in
height and so naturally wont be easy but what should he bare in mind when
attempting this feat in the hope that the plant will take once replanted,
eg, the type of growing medium, size of hole and after care. Could he
instead take cuttings, if so, would air layering do the trick Any help or
advice given would be most welcome.
TIA.
TMANN
Robert B.Brown
sucessful transplant. You take the distance round the base of the stem
(circumfrence) ,take this measurment add 3ins -75mm and turn it into the
radiusof the root ball to be dug. Dig out side this with a sharp spade( you
will also need an old hand saw & apair of secateurs to cut any stubbon
roots) dig down till you are 12ins- 30 cm passed any roots, you can then cut
through under neith to seperate the plant . at this piont it is as well to
have, A) pre-dug a hole ready to recieve it . B) have several strong friends
to help lift it out of the and drag it to the new site. It is possible to
lighten the root ball by carefully using a garden fork to loosen the soil
from the out side of the rootball.The plant shoud take provided it is not
in water logged soil if very dry weather happens then it might need some
water, things like liquid feed tohelp suppliment the missing feeding roots.
A stake applieded at 45deg. not through the root ball and tied with a good
qual. tree tie .
This method works for plants a lot larger than this one. if you go ahead
with this and need more advice please email me direct hope this helps Robert
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Sue & Bob Hobden
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When we had our front wall built our builder dug up our Cordyline as best he
could, went straight down to Oz he said (well 3ft), and dumped the resultant
rootless stump on the rubbish heap.
On arriving home I took pity on it and planted the stump in our back garden,
just to see; it obviously rooted and has grown into a very nice specimen.
A couple of years later up came another Cordyline in the front garden from
the roots 3ft down and over time this has overtaken the one in the back, in
fact it's one of the tallest around here. It appears they aren't that easy
to kill. :-)
Bob
http://www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/
about an allotment site or a fight for democracy?
Chris Boulby
<hob...@nospam.btinternet.com> writes
Someone once told me the root is roughly the same distance down as the
plant is above, don't know how true it is, but your story certainly
makes me wonder if it is true. My cordyline is now 7 feet tall, poking
well through the washing line and looking more and more grand with each
passing year.
Christine Boulby National Collection of Diascia
Northumberland
www.diascia.org.uk
Trevor Rimmer
> >could, went straight down to Oz he said (well 3ft), and dumped the resultant
> >rootless stump on the rubbish heap.
> >On arriving home I took pity on it and planted the stump in our back garden,
> >just to see; it obviously rooted and has grown into a very nice specimen.
> >A couple of years later up came another Cordyline in the front garden from
> >the roots 3ft down and over time this has overtaken the one in the back, in
> >fact it's one of the tallest around here. It appears they aren't that easy
> >to kill. :-)
> Someone once told me the root is roughly the same distance down as the
> plant is above, don't know how true it is, but your story certainly
> makes me wonder if it is true. My cordyline is now 7 feet tall, poking
> well through the washing line and looking more and more grand with each
> passing year.
> Christine Boulby National Collection of Diascia
> Northumberland
> www.diascia.org.uk
Well it is Cordyline *australis*. Perhaps the roots get homesick.
TrevR