Adenium is an exotic member of the succulents family. The culture gained popularity due to its beautiful long flowering and extremely unusual appearance. Timely pruning of a plant can be a fascinating process and turn a flower into a decorative design object. The flower grower decides how to form adeniums using pruning of the crown or rhizome. Each method has its own rules and requirements that must be observed.
Adenium - pruning and crown shaping
Basically, all species of this plant branch without assistance and do not need additional formation. If the side shoots do not grow or are slowed down in development, it is necessary to resort to pruning or pinching. Most often, these events are held to give the flower more decorative.
Adenium blooming
What is pruning for?
Adenium pruning is used in such cases:
- To form a beautiful crown.
- If you need to stimulate the growth of side shoots.
- For rejuvenation of an adult flower, whose age has reached 5 years. It is necessary to remove all old branches in a timely manner. This procedure will lead to the laying of new buds and the formation of even more flowers.
Cutting time and tool preparation
The procedure should be carried out in the spring, during intensive growth.
Before trimming the adenium at home, it is necessary to prepare tools for the procedure. You can not transplant and trim the plant at the same time. Adaptation to new conditions occurs in 2-4 weeks.
Note! In the autumn or winter period, trimming is strictly not recommended. A sleeping plant is not able to develop lateral shoots, so pruning can lead to the death of the flower.
For work you will need:
- disposable gloves (plant juice is poisonous, therefore hand protection is required);
- manual pruner (before use, all cutting tools must be disinfected with alcohol);
- blocking drugs;
- soap (after working with the flower, be sure to wash your hands).
How to crop adenium - general rules
In the process of working with the plant, it is extremely important to observe the basic rules:
- At the first formation, the stem is cut to 5-7 cm. During the next treatments, the shoot is cut to 2/3 of the total height.
- Timely removal of all old or damaged shoots has a beneficial effect on the growth of young and healthy branches.
- To form adenium, it is recommended to cut off all branches growing inside the crown.
- The number of shoots of the second and third order should increase according to a geometric progression.
- To thin out the crown of an old plant, the procedure should be carried out close to sleeping buds. Slices are performed on the outside of the crown, 5-7 cm higher.
Trimming and shaping the adenium crown
Pruning
Preparatory work consists in deciding on the shape of the future flower. Depth of cut depends on these factors.
2 days before pruning, the plant is thoroughly moistened. Thanks to abundant watering, plant cells and tissue compounds are saturated with liquid as much as possible, and the flower will not experience a shortage of water.
Preparing the plant for formation
Pruning to rejuvenate the plant
Rejuvenation of an old plant is carried out when the following symptoms appear:
- shoots stretched excessively;
- the number of colors has decreased significantly;
- the leaves remained only at the very tops of the branches.
Advice! Timely implementation of the procedure will help the formation of a new shoot and the formation of flowers by the fall.
Experienced growers recommend holding anti-aging events once every two years. Thanks to this, the plant will form new shoots, the number of flowers will increase at least twice. The length of the branches should be reduced to 5 cm.
Sanitary pruning
Before carrying out work, it is necessary to assess the external state of the plant. The cut is made at a distance of 9-10 cm from the bottom of the pot or 1 cm above the caudex.
On a note! The resulting stalk can be transplanted into a new pot and root.
After each cut, the tool must be treated with alcohol. This is caused by the toxicity of the juice culture. After the procedure, the wound must be treated with a special garden balm or paste. This will protect the plant from moisture and prevent decay.
Sanitary pruning of a flower
How to form the crown of adenium
Succulents are genetically predisposed to the primary development of the central apical stem. With untimely pruning, it stretches, and the side branches cease to develop. When forming a crown, first remove the tip. This will allow awakening sleeping lateral buds and will beneficially affect the increase in the amount of "green mass", and flowering will become more abundant. Timely pruning will help to form a denser and bulk crown.
Attention! The lower the trimming of the trunk, the more intensive the growth of new shoots will be.
When forming the crown, you can both remove branches and bind them. What form the adenium will turn out after these procedures depends only on the imagination of the grower.
Adenium - how to form a beautiful tree
For decorative purposes, a caudex is formed at the adenium flower. With the help of some manipulations at the time of planting, you can increase the height and change the shape of the root processes. Before transplanting, you need to raise the flower above the ground or position it at an angle. Over time, the caudex will begin to straighten and mutate. As a result, the root system begins to branch and can take on the most bizarre forms. Adenium flower transplanting and pruning a small part of the root helps to form a powerful caudex.
Adenium forms a beautiful crown
Having understood how to build the caudex in adenium, you can give the plant different shapes:
- Splice. It is carried out with the simultaneous planting of several seedlings at once. They are planted in one container, and shallow cuts are made at the places of contact. The resulting bundle is bandaged with a special tape.
- Weave. An interesting result can be obtained by weaving several branches of adenium at once. The form can be any, but most often a pigtail is used.
- Ring. A plant with the longest and thinest caudex is suitable for this type of formation.
In adenium culture, the formation of caudex and the growth of root processes is a long process, but the result is worth it.
Post Trim Activities
After completing all of the above steps, it is necessary to carry out the initial treatment of the plant. The cut is wiped dry with a paper towel and sprinkled with charcoal. Instead, it is permissible to use hot paraffin or hydrogen peroxide.
After pruning, the plant must be placed in the most lit place. Air temperature should be at least +25 degrees.
When pruning the root system, it is important to observe watering standards. Overmoistening of the soil can lead to rotting of the root system.
Properly shaped plant
When trimming the roots and the lower part of the caudex, the soil should always be moist. This requirement is due to the surface location of the root system of the plant.
Important recommendations:
- It is strongly not recommended to trim in winter, during hibernation. Removing branches will not give any result, and cutting off part of the root system will lead to the death of the flower.
- If, after the procedure, the plant is not provided with sufficient light, then the cut points may rot.
- The use of large amounts of cytokinin paste can not only worsen the appearance of the succulent, but even lead to a complete halt in the development of the flower.
Remember! If the plant has undergone cardinal pruning, then flowering will not occur this season.
Proper pruning at home is a key component in growing and caring for adenium. If all the procedures are completed in a timely manner, the plant will delight in appearance and flowering for a very long time.
