Best time to repot Schefflera arboricola?
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
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HELP - repotting Schefflera arboricola 'Variegata'
Comments (12)Sorry hadda run off like that.....Moby was playing (don't know if you know him, but has sentimental value.... : ) As far as falling off a truck, I doubt it. It's in a pot like anyone would repot a plant in. Has one of those 'connected' bottoms so water sits in it unless you tip it sideways. Friend said it just looked like someone just threw it out in front of their house and I can't imagine why no one grabbed it up before him. Maybe like an eviction situation? I never really got details. Just know I know plants and this poor guy had been laying out there for at least a month. That's how HARD he'd tried to grow upright. He was downright 90º angled up to the sun from his pot. Friend did good taking care of him, getting him growing right, except for turning after he'd righted himself. Like I said, we were of two minds on that one. Friend grew up on a farm so I imagine he was used to only natural growth. I tried to teach him about consistently rotating plants, but to no avail. Probably why this guy STILL looks so funky. But that's part of his charm. I will definitely try to take pics outdoors tomorrow. We're calling for low 50's, which is really GREAT for our time of year (VA east coast, near Va. Beach). I see we're on opposite coasts. But I know our weather is MUCH different. In fact, if you don't mind me asking a non-plant related question.....why is it when I watch TV shows filmed on the CA coast that one person has on a sweater and long pants yet another has on a tank top and shorts? I mean, we have strange weather here where one day you wear shorts and flip-flops and the next you need a sweatshirt. But (and I know it's TV) from what I can see, people in your area have all kinds of different clothing on all on the same day??? Plus, I see shows with real estate with the homes with no screens in the windows? Don't you have bugs? We have nasty mosquitoes, being so close to swamp lands and wet lands (which I guess you don't have??) If this is too "off topic" feel free to email me in detail. This has been a question I have been wanting to ask for soooo long now and never knew where to ask it. Didn't want to Google.....ha ha ha. Bonnie aka brit5467...See Moreschefflera arboricola repotting
Comments (3)One clue 'might ' be that several roots are trying to escape from the bottom drainage holes. I say 'might ' because it's not a sure thing by any means. The best way is to simply slip the plant gently out of the container so that the root ball can be examined. Contrary to what some people seem to think, taking a plant from its container for minute does no harm whatsoever to the plant. I inspect plant roots before purchasing if I have any question or concerns. Always for any woody nursery plant. A root bound plant will have a mass of encircling roots or the root volume will greatly exceed the soil volume....See Moreh.arboricola variegata cuttings?
Comments (4)I'm going to assume you're talking about Schefflera arboricola, since what turns up when you do a search on the web for "H. arboricola" are: 1) A louse that lives and feeds on chipmunks and tree squirrels 2) A threatened species of Mexican frog 3) An amaryllis 4) Heptapleurum arboricola, an older (or maybe newer?) name for Schefflera arboricola. Though as an aside, it would be really cool if you could take cuttings of Mexican frogs and get them to root in water. In fact, if you could do that, they probably wouldn't be a threatened species anymore. Just trying to make your day more surreal. Let's get to the questions: I would try to plant the cuttings, personally. I've never tried to root a Schefflera either way, and I know that a lot of plants can be grown indefinitely in water, but since the full-grown plant doesn't like to be especially wet, I would guess that it'd be difficult to sustain in water, even if it rooted. I would suggest planting the cuttings in something like 50-50 perlite and milled sphagnum, though that's a guess. Possibly someone else will have a better suggestion, and possibly it doesn't matter that much. Regular potting soil is too heavy, though. I would also try to raise the humidity for the cutting while it roots, by putting it in a clear plastic bag of some kind. If it gets too wet, it will rot, and if condensed water on the bag touches the foliage, it could rot the foliage, so you may have to get creative with stakes and make a crude tent to hold the bag away from the plant. Leave it somewhere warmish, with bright light but no direct sun, and monitor the soil to make sure it's staying moderately moist (not dry, not soaking). You'll know rooting has started when you see new growth appear. I haven't done this particular plant before but I would guess it should be kind of a long process: one month minimum and probably closer to two....See MoreUmbrella tree (Schefflera Arboricola) - black spots, white powder leaf
Comments (12)These plants are survivors, very tough if given proper care. I was given one that was over water for how knows how long. It started dropping leaves, I was careful with water it drooped more leaves , I then removed it from the pot washed all soil off and removed all the rot I could. It was left with one small piece of root. I repoted it and babied it watering only when the top of the soil dried out. It not only survived but I have taken many cuttings off of it over the years.. Don't give up on it is my point. All of what I said above happened in January, the worst time of year to try and save a plant from such dire circumstances. As Dave asked: what exactly do you mean by repot? Did you look at the roots? Change the soil?...See Morelinnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
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