Rick, the other thing special about you is that you are kind, generous and thoughtful enough to say thank you. It is amazing how many people come to this website for advice and after others give their time, energy and know-how, there is nothing but thin air. You have good parents. :)

Carol in Jacksonville

Awwww. RICK. You just made my night !!

That was so nice of you to say that!!!

Thank you my friend for the nice compliment. When I find that something works, I like to share. Some people look or read these things and think ...
" huh". I am so glad you like this. I use it all of the time as well as when I cut on my Plumeria to make cuttings. I seal the mother tree with this waterproof wood glue. Works great!!!

The other tree that I want to post pics of when I hard pruned in February, I sealed and it is now pushing new branches. The ends look great as you have mentioned from the look of your trees.

I am so happy!! Thank you!!!

I agree with Carol.. It takes a special person to take the time as you have done. I really appreciate this very much!!!

So glad you are happy!!!

Have a good night, my friend!!

Laura

Great people- great forum- thank all of you here that share everything you know and questions and all!!!
My question: what is the name is the waterproof glue you use? I pruned couple branches about 10 days ago but did not deal and tried to keep in a dry spot to help from rotting.

Chuy

Great people- great forum- thank all of you here that share everything you know and questions and all!!!
My question: what is the name of the waterproof glue you use? I pruned couple branches about 10 days ago but did not seal and tried to keep in a dry spot to help from rotting.

Chuy

Chuy,
I got the glue from a craft store here (called Michael's). I saw many Elmer's white glue, but Laura mentioned a Waterproof one. They made both.
Had not used it before, but will always now. Really like the results.
Rick

For those that want more info on the glue, here is a link to Laura's original post.

Carol in Jacksonville

Here is a link that might be useful: Elmer's waterproof Wood Glue

Photo of glue

After remembering Laura talking about her success doing this I had got the same bottle of this glue a couple of weeks back when looking for a waterproof wood glue. I'm very happy with it. It will be a permanent part of my plant care routine.

Thanks, Laura!
Kirk

You all are awesome!!!!

What a great group to all help out.

Thank you Carol for posting the pic of the bottle and over at the other thread, the links. Great info!! Thank you so much!!!

It really pleases me to see the excitement in your post and to know that you all want to go out there and start with what you have learned. What a great group of wonderful friends..

What a great feeling... ;-)

Have a wonderful night!!!

You all are great....

Laura

Thank you Rick, Carol and Laura. Going to Michaels tomorrow ;-)

Chuy

'Thank you' are 2 relatively small individual words, but used together they have a great meaning.

Gill UK

I had some branches die back in my greenhouse from it getting a bit too cold. I also remembered what Laura used and tried it. I was astonished at the results. Everything used to turn brown after cutting. Using the waterproof woodglue I did not have the ugly brown coloring at the cut. I do appreciate the tips I receive on this forum.

Besides...I need all the help I can get.

Yep, nice post to see. I happen to use super glue but it serves the same purpose and I'm really happy with the cuts being so tidy, no withering. Especially when I had to cut out a large area of rot on a newly arrived plant. Glue sealed up the large wound and the plant is leafed out and growing well. I was afraid I'd loose the last branch of the graft which I had to undercut partially to get the rot out that had gone down into the core of the root stock.

So nice to see you, Carol!! You are more than welcome and I'm glad you find this top helpful!! I hope you have a beautiful growing season too!!!

Hyn.. it certainly is a nice post to see!!

Thank you!!

Laura

Do you only use this when pruning branches? You wouldn't use it on roots, correct?

I was pruning unwanted rootstock branch growth below a graft. My cuts were flush with the caudex and the glue worked great.

I think this could be used when making flush cuts to remove large roots, but I don't think it would be used on roots where you desire future growth. However, I'm eager to see how those with more experience (everyone) answer.

Carol

Yes, that is the glue. It works very good.

Marie

I use the glue (super glue in my case) on both branch pruning and roots and it works well. Thus far it doesn't seem to inhibit anything. New roots or branches come out along the sides of the cut and not from the cut itself.

Hyn Patty, do you still let the whole plant dry for several days, or longer, before replanting (as seems to be indicated in other places here)?

Thanks for the thoughts!

No, I do not unless there is some reason to be concerned. If there are other iffy areas among the roots then I think it would be wise to hang it and let it dry a while. Now mind you I have less experience with adeniums than many of you here but with succulents and bonsai in general and I also give a spraying over with sulfur to deter fungal and bacterial issues.

If in doubt, I wouldn't urge anyone to feel the need to toss out conventional wisdom and repot back up right away. I do, but then I also keep the soil a little on the dry side and treat the plant for repotting stress for a week or two of light watering and dappled sunlight until the plant settles back in.

Obviously I'll need a few years to fine tune what works best for me but so far I haven't lost anything to rot aside from a few seedlings at first start. On the other hand I've only brought my adeniums through one winter thus far.

Good Morning!!

I like to use the Waterproof Glue on trimmed branches to seal off the cut.

When I have issues with roots and or have problems with root rot or areas of rotting on the Caudex, I will treat the area with Sulfur and let it dry and then pot back up. ( sometimes hang to dry out )

You can find Sulfur in the gardening section at your local box stores.

Sometimes if you need to cover a large area, you can make a paste with the Sulfur ( natural fungicide) Let it dry on the treated area. Take the Sulfur and add a little water to make a paste you can work with...

Hope this helps !!

Laura