saving a pride

[BillyBonesBonsai]

I found a pride of India that someone had removed out of season, its roots had been removed quiet extensively, I have put it into a pot to try get it to recover.

Would taking root hormone and mixing it with some water help it to grow new roots?

 

[0soyoung]

It might. Otherwise, treat it just like you were trying to root a cutting; make a humidity tent over it keep it in shade. There is a chance of saving it as long as it has foliage.

 

[vaibatron]

It may or may not.. How about a picture to see how bad those roots look

 

[BillyBonesBonsai]

It may or may not.. How about a picture to see how bad those roots look

I un

It may or may not.. How about a picture to see how bad those roots look

I unfortunately do not have a photo but it was cut right up, maybe like 3 quarters of the roots

 

[BillyBonesBonsai]

It might. Otherwise, treat it just like you were trying to root a cutting; make a humidity tent over it keep it in shade. There is a chance of saving it as long as it has foliage.

Thank you

 

[jk_lewis]

Pride of India covers three distinct and very different species -- only one is potentially bonsai potential.

Which do you have?

And rooting hormone applied to root tissue often INHIBITS new root formation.

 

[BillyBonesBonsai]

A month on and it looks like the tree is still alive which is great, I am going to leave it for a growing season than chop the trunk