Rachael
Seedling
Hello!
I would like to eventually take this double red adenium to the next level by expanding the caudex and to hopefully get some beautiful, fat side roots down at the bottom. The trunk tapers up at the top a bit too much for my liking.
I read that (in late spring) I could cut the roots flat at the bottom and dry it out.. then fix a flat piece at the bottom with wire to force roots to grow from the sides. Should I use a root growth hormone?
The scarring at the top is ugly to me... should I cut it off at the base of the scars and hope it sprouts more branches?
Also I'm worried because it looks like it may have had some grafting done to it. If I cut the top off I might lose whatever was grafted. Could I make anything grow from the scars? Are they even scars.. or eyes like a potato.. no clue. I've never worked with this plant before and I'm hoping for some insight.
My questions are...
Do you think there is a way to get rid of the scarring at the top from whoever hacked the hell out of it?
Can I force this to become similar to the reference picture?
Does anyone have suggestions on how to make it more appealing?
Thank you.
I would like to eventually take this double red adenium to the next level by expanding the caudex and to hopefully get some beautiful, fat side roots down at the bottom. The trunk tapers up at the top a bit too much for my liking.
I read that (in late spring) I could cut the roots flat at the bottom and dry it out.. then fix a flat piece at the bottom with wire to force roots to grow from the sides. Should I use a root growth hormone?
The scarring at the top is ugly to me... should I cut it off at the base of the scars and hope it sprouts more branches?
Also I'm worried because it looks like it may have had some grafting done to it. If I cut the top off I might lose whatever was grafted. Could I make anything grow from the scars? Are they even scars.. or eyes like a potato.. no clue. I've never worked with this plant before and I'm hoping for some insight.
My questions are...
Do you think there is a way to get rid of the scarring at the top from whoever hacked the hell out of it?
Can I force this to become similar to the reference picture?
Does anyone have suggestions on how to make it more appealing?
Thank you.
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