Adenium - pruning and crown shaping
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Crown formation for many indoor flowers is an important step in the care process. For some plants, ignoring pruning by the host can lead to a loss of decorativeness. It is this characteristic that is inherent in adenium. He painlessly tolerates manipulations with garden shears, responds excellently to them and quickly overgrows with new shoots.
What is pruning for?
Crown formation is considered to be the complete or partial removal of the branches of the plant. For a flower, pruning should be carried out for the following purposes:
- to activate flowering;
- to get rid of dried branches;
- for plant rejuvenation over 6 years old.
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After pruning, first new buds appear on the plant, then branches, at the ends of which flowers subsequently bloom.
Trim time and tool preparation
Pruning and shaping the crown of the adenium is carried out during the intensive growth of the flower. Usually actions are carried out in the spring, as soon as the rest period ends. It is strictly forbidden to carry out a haircut in autumn and winter, since the branches of a sleeping flower will not develop, and it may simply die.
What to prepare
A sharp blade is required for the procedure. It is not recommended to use it after work, since the juice secreted by the flower is poisonous. Cutting should be done with rubber gloves.
Before you cut the plant, you need to prepare napkins or cotton pads, with which you will need to wipe the secreted liquid on the cut. You will also need a garden pitch, which you can make yourself or purchase at a specialized store. Var is used to process slices.
General rules for pruning adenium
The formation of adenium does not cause any difficulties.
Transplant and formation of adenium
In order for everything to be done correctly, it is enough to follow simple recommendations:
- All manipulations with the plant must be carried out at the end of winter, early spring.
- For the first time, crown formation can be carried out on flowers older than one year.
- The branches should be shortened once a year or every other year.
- Work should be carried out with a sharpened knife or blade.
- Cutting points must be processed immediately.
Pruning to rejuvenate the plant
To rejuvenate an adult plant, pruning is also carried out at home. Such an event stimulates flowering and the appearance of young shoots. Before starting work, you need to visually assess the thickness of the stems and cut off the thinnest ones. You should also remove branches growing inside the crown. For the purpose of rejuvenation, a flower haircut is carried out every 2 years.
Sanitary pruning
Despite the fact that adenium is a patient plant, one should not neglect its shearing, much less sanitary. It is held once a year or as needed.
Before pruning adenium at home, you need to assess the condition of its branches and roots.During sanitary pruning, only damaged and dry branches are removed.
Adenium: formation of caudex and general appearance
Experienced gardeners argue that a much greater effect can be achieved only after a full cut of the main stem. In order for the formation of the crown to be correct, you must adhere to the following recommendations:
- As soon as the succulent forms a sufficiently wide caudex (lower lily shoots), you can start cutting. In this case, the likelihood of the formation of a sufficient number of new shoots is significantly increased.
- You should not be guided by the age of the plant, since they all develop in different ways.
- Before pruning, you must first determine at what height the cut will be located above the ground. If pruning is done too low, thin branches will form later. The most important thing is to do everything right. For this, it is recommended to take into account a reasonable minimum, which varies from 9 to 11 cm above the soil level.
- It is strictly forbidden to cut the main trunk below the cotyledon leaves.
Many growers are wondering, growing adenium, how to form a beautiful tree. This is very easy to do. To do this, cut off the central shoot by two-thirds of the height, remove all weak shoots from the flower, as well as those growing inside the crown.
Formation of the crown and caudex of adenium
Creation of unusual shapes
Before forming the adenium at home, it is necessary to assess its condition and appearance. The caudex of a plant forms independently, but to give it an unusual and original appearance, you need to use some techniques
For adenium, caudex formation can be performed in the following ways:
- Splicing - before starting work, you need to select the same plants by growth rate and age, and then spliced together several seedlings.
- Pruning - as soon as the plant needs to be repotted, it is recommended to immediately prune the roots. Thus, a beautiful ornamental plant is formed.
- Pinching - at the age of two to three weeks, such work should be carried out with shoots. For this, tweezers are used and with the help of them the growing point is removed on the plant.
- Octopus shape - seedlings are taken, the bottom of the caudex with the roots is carefully cut off. The trunk is placed in a shaded area for a week and then planted on a coarse sand surface.
- Adenium ring - before forming an adenium by cutting, it is better to think about whether this is necessary. After all, if the plant is not cut, but wrapped, then a ring will form.
Formation of caudex in the form of an octopus
Basically, the question of when and how to build up caudex in adenium or transplant it arises for novice florists. With experience, they already know for sure that it is possible to form a spectacular plant only with the help of correct root trimming. Work is carried out every time a flower is transplanted. With the right actions, the plant will soon branch out and will be the pride of its owner.
Unusual forms of adenium
Post-pruning activities
After the formation of the caudex and crown, the flower needs to provide complete rest and careful care. During this period of time, it is necessary to stimulate growth and apply fertilizers.
When pinching the seedlings, it is necessary to water them only five days after the work. If a crown has formed, then you need to carefully monitor so that moisture does not get on the sections. Protect the plant from bright sunlight.
If during pruning you do not follow the recommendations and make mistakes, then diseases may develop, which are characterized by wilting of the plant and subsequent death.Moreover, if after cutting all the conditions for further care are met, but the branches still begin to fade, then you should not worry, since in most cases this is a natural reaction of the plant.
For adenium plant, pruning and crown formation is a must. This process is fun, and the result is usually interesting. Even a novice florist can easily perform the work.
The most important thing is to strictly follow the recommendations and strictly follow all the rules for carrying out this procedure. With correct and careful actions, the plant will develop and an aesthetic appearance will be formed. What shape to give a flower, it is up to its owner to decide, depending on individual preferences.
