Aztec Gold

I love it, Mark.

Noid, sure wish I had a name for this one, slowly becoming one of my favorites from my collection...

Hawaiian wave rage is doing great..


So is Lavander splash

My old, white NOID is so tall. It's either a view from afar, a ladder , or a spent bloom that I get to enjoy. I enjoy it ALL!

Beautiful blooms Mark!

Cheryl, if it were mine, I will cut one multitip branch next spring so when it blooms you have one that is not too tall so you can enjoy the blooms. The momma plant will Branch out again and make more blooms.

Boo on Dwarf Pink Singapore seedlings. Last year my seedpod seedlings germinated but only one seedling survived but it is not healthy as it is still 2 inches tall with tiny set of leaves at almost a year old and quite frankly I don't think it will survive.

This year's seedpods only 4 seeds germinated and I forgot about it. When I checked today it is covered with mold but still green so they might not survive too.

I followed Hetty's advise to plant the seeds right away but still no luck. No wonder why there is not s lot of dwarf plumerias out there.

Thanks Gigi, I think I am going to have to trim it back. It grew 4" so far. I don't think it will fit in the greenhouse. When is the best time to cut a branch off?? How would you suggest I trim? Here is a pic. I think I am going to have 3 multi-tip cuttings.

I am not Gigi, but I see four cuttings to take. Is this the NOID white?

This is just me, but based on my experiences taking probably a couple of hundred cuttings over the last 25 years (and I cut mine back for the same reason you are contemplating it..........I can't get them through the door), I would take the cuttings ASAP. That is if you plan/want to root them this year. I have had practically no luck rooting, or grafting for that matter, cuttings after September. The prime months to root (for me) are May through August. I plan on taking lots of cuttings myself, and want to have it all done by mid-August.

Ok, yes, 4. This is the NOID white. It's blooming. I don't wait for it to finish? I guess the timing is all about rooting. I have to get brave. Maybe tomorrow....or Friday....or Saturday. I certainly don't need or want 4 more plumies!

You still have time if you do it this week. I just rooted one this week-end but I just stucked it in a small pot placed in my covered patio. I didn't water it after planting because it is only getting morning sun. I can't leave it out because of too much rain. This morning I checked it and the baby leaves that I did not remove continued to grow bigger. The GIant Aussie Orange that I cut 3 weeks ago and did the same Process has bigger leaves now so I might give it a little drink.

I would cut the 3 tip that is not blooming right now. Ken @Drdawg is the expert on the best way to cut, so hopefully he will chime in.

Lol Ken and I cross posted.

Great! Questions: How long or how far away from the main trunk should I cut? Do I take all the leaves off? That is a lot of leaves! I am thinking of my friends to give a nice tree to. But last time, they all died, even the nice thick 4" diameter one! So I will root it for them this time.

For a large plumeria like this one, From the top would be 8 inches or more. From the trunk, I have better luck of multiple branching if I leave 4 to 6 inches long.

And while we are in the subject of plumeria, there was an interesting article in Tampabay.com

http://www.tampabay.com/featur...

Nice article Gigi, thanks for posting

You're welcome Hetty!

@gigiplumeria
@drdawg
Cut 6" from the trunk here:


4 cuttings will be 2 ft long. Is that too long? Cuttings will have front 2-4 tips. Do I remove ALL the leaves to root?



Dry cuttings for 8-10 days. Plant into blank puts, wet perlite, and placed in the shade. ETA thanks in advance for your help. You know this tree has great sentimental value to me, a gift 25+years ago from a now deceased good friend. I want to be extra, extra careful not to hurt the tree and have successful cuttings.

Here is where I will probably differ from most. I am always trying to think ahead and project where I will be next year after cutting. If I cut along the line you indicated, next year I will be in the same predicament. My plants grow really fast, and I have a feeling, since you live in plumeria paradise, yours do too. I don't really like to take 2' cuttings. They are a little unwieldy. I would take 18" cuttings. That will leave you with a main stem and then four,6" stems. I would take another cut, 6-12" below those branches. That will give you four, 18" cuttings, and one 12-18" cutting that will have four branches. I don't know exactly the correct lengths, but I hope you see where I am going with this.

ShadyGreenThumb said:@gigiplumeria
@drdawg
Cut 6" from the trunk here:

4 cuttings will be 2 ft long. Is that too long? Cuttings will have front 2-4 tips. Do I remove ALL the leaves to root?

Dry cuttings for 8-10 days. Plant into blank puts, wet perlite, and placed in the shade. ETA thanks in advance for your help. You know this tree has great sentimental value to me, a gift 25+years ago from a now deceased good friend. I want to be extra, extra careful not to hurt the tree and have successful cuttings.

I've done 2 feet tall on 3 or more tips to get the instant tree look. It is more preference. And yes Remove ALL leaves and callous for a week or 2.

This time of the year I don't like wet media especially if it can't dry out fast. I root them on one gallon pots (you might have to support or stake to balance so it will stay stable) in a mix of perlite and soil - equal parts. But I don't wet the soil, I might just keep it moist, per my experience they still root. I won't move it until four sets of leaves are out.

I like Ken's cutting illustrations as well but the middle cuttings might take 2 years to bloom. The way you cut and the length is more a personal preference.

You are right about the possible length of blooming that middle cut. But you never know. I am surprised all the time with blooming plants that were unexpected. In that drawing, I was simply trying to reduce the size (tallness) of the plant.

I can now say that moist, bag-rooting seems to produce faster rooting than my dry, coarse perlite did. I am also leaving some of the medium size leaves on some of those bagged plants, misting/spraying the tops every day, and for the most part, those leaves are staying put. Since I can see the roots through the cellophane, I don't depend on leaf growth to be a guide.