Stem Rot in Mature Plumeria! Please Help!
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stem rot in rooted cutting. please help
Comments (2)Should i have left it alone to begin with? I tried to, but i was watching it get more and more rotten by the minute and became convinced it was rot because of the clear yellowish liquid that came out when i poked the soft part with a needle. I have grown many non rooted cuttings and never experienced any rot or growth issues before. I will definitely leave it now, thank you for your input....See MoreHelp! Is this stem rot???
Comments (8)Hi Karen, I too am a novice in your problem, why I hate to give advise to you..need someone who has more experience than me.. I have never had the big knot on a plumeria.. I don't use disinfectant, cut off to white to white inside..let it totally dry, then put on caulking so no bugs can come in. I don't know what you will have when it is cut off.. may be rot through or to white.. I don't know what advise you have been given on this large area..Know there is someone on HERE THAT CAN GIVE ADVISE!!!!!.. As far as the dried area below..Being its a old tree, it may make it, or that dried area may not put growing into the roots..Depends on how dried up you are in your trunk.. there again, would prefer you get someone more experienced than me. am starting my 4th year to grow plumeria..but still am learning too. I am not going to tell you to cut your tree..Hopefully someone will come in and help you... SOMEONE COME IN PLEASE and help her.. Karen B...See MorePlumeria - dehydration or stem rot?
Comments (31)unless that's a heated greenhouse its best to keep it out of the cold... Here's something straight out of webpage of one supplier: Care Plumerias require at least 1 inch of rain (or equivalent watering) each week. More water may be required for plumerias growing in containers, but don't overwater or the trunks will rot. Feed plants twice a month during the growing season with a high phosphorous fertilizer. Plumerias normally require little pruning, but any shaping should be done in spring. Plumerias are sensitive to cold and should be protected when temperatures dip into the 40Fs. Check periodically for pests such as spider mites, white flies, and mealybugs. Use a horticultural oil or insecticidal soap to control these pests....See MoreHELP! Mature Plumeria Tree Showing Signs of Stem Rot
Comments (7)Some time back I noticed one of my older trees would naturally drop under canopy branches in the same way. Somehow the trunk would wall off the branch as if it knows it provides no benefits to the tree and it would start to shrivel from the bottom to the tip. No long term ill effects. I'm not very familiar with "leaf hoppers" so I'll just generalize pest treatment best practices. Do the best you can to spray the canopy from as many angles as possible particularly from below. Most people are comfortable using a Bayer 3 in 1 spray that can connect to the hose. You can thin some branches if you want for shape purposes. I really have a hard time making the too much water connection. It's too mature to be damaged by water except trying to grow it in the middle of a lake. I have seen trees so routinely wet they are covered in lichen and moss. Ugly gnarled and stunted but still alive....See Moreodyssey3
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