A few years ago (2?) I cut back my tallllll Riviera Rainbow down to a 2-1/2' trunk. I was scared but it made me brave. I have one of the cuttings growing great in the ground, still waiting for a bloom from it though. But now the mother plant has 4 new branches that are so long and leggy, I need 4 separate stakes to keep them growing like a proper tree or it will fall over! Seriously. They must be 4 ft in length leaning this way and that! It I got a bloom from one branch so it's branching out making it more top heavy. If I cut them, and I will, they won't bloom for another 2-3 years. How in the heck do I maintain this giant lanky tree and get blooms??
