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angel wing pruning..HELP!!!
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Posted by nonee1 (My Page) on Thu, May 31, 07 at 17:47
| I have two angel wings that are in desperate need of pruning. I haven't done it for a couple of years because the last one died when I did. The cane or stems are about 2 feet in lengeth from base to tip. There are 4 to 5 canes per plant. They are now long and stringy with almost no foliage. I would like to have them bushy and beautiful again but am afraid to kill them. Any tips would be helpful. |
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RE: angel wing pruning..HELP!!!
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| Cut them back hard and water root the cuttings and move the pot with remaining roots and stumps and also the cuttings outdoors under some shade. If the soil is soggy you might want to repot it. The other thing to do is let it alone but do move it outdoors and water well with some 1/2 strength water soluble fertilizer on a weekly basis or every time. Let dry slightly between future watering. You should be rewarded with new growth in a couple of weeks (keeping fingers crossed). If you cut it, you should see roots in a week or two (watch for sour water and change as needed) at which time they can be potted up. |
RE: angel wing pruning..HELP!!!
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| Listen to this guy, he knows what he's talking about. Helped me save one angel wing that was near death, and now that same plant has multiplied. |
RE: angel wing pruning..HELP!!!
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| When I'm feeling nervous about cutting back a special cane I just do two or three--or one!--stem at a time, and then when new growth starts at the base I do the rest. And I agree with loni--Butch is very helpful and knows what he's talking about! |
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