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| I've got one branch on my tree that has developed five
new brances from an inflo. How unusual is this? I've seen 3 and sometimes 4, but never 5. I'd post a picture, but there's so many leaves, you
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| I don't see it as being unusual. You run a risk that the original branch may not be able to supply enough nutrients to all 5 tips concurrently. So some may die back or be stunted. |
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Five is not that common and usually is caused by some form of tip illness or damage. Really unusual is 14......  Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
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- Posted by loveplants2 8b Virginia Beach V (My Page) on Tue, Nov 8, 11 at 11:53
| Hello EVeryone, Fourteen? Really? OH MY!!! That would only happen to you BIll!! LOL... I have even had one that only continued to grow as a single stem, so anything that is two or more..is good for me!! Fourteen? That is something i have never heard of before!!! WOW!!! QA, I think that is wonderful!!! Five is more tips than i have ever had after an inflo. The most i have ever seen is four !! Please let us know if they all continue to grow!!! Love to see pics!!! Take care QA, Laura in VB |
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| tdogdad, What variety is that plumeria? I'm wondering if certain varieties have the tendency to branch more prolifically than others. Mae |
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| I have a few that have either put out only one new tip for me, or judging by old inflo scars, have done it repeatedly in the past before I got them. Dazzler looks like a serial one-tipper, as does Giant Aussie Orange. VC Lutica gave me only one tip from its inflo this spring, but I can forgive that since it's only just rooted. I have a Lava Flow seedling, too, that looks like the young branches only made singles. Some branches seem to make extra tips that never grow beyond a tiny nub. There's a cultivar called Brancher that regularly breaks between four and eight times per inflo. I'm not wild about the flowers, though. |
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| Laura- the picture was years ago and I ended up cutting all but three branches off so the plant would grow strong. I do not remember which plant this was but it survived and I think was eventually given to a friend. |
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- Posted by tropicalzone7 7 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 9, 11 at 1:09
| Wow, 14 tips?? I know thats a bit too much for a small trunk to support, but still, I think its pretty awesome! I think my record is 4, but usually I get 3. I have also had plumerias that would only make one new tip after blooming (My Divine has actually not branched at all after blooming on 2 occasions!). |
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