Weeping Norwegian Weeping Sap
joyjoeclem
3 years ago
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Comments (14)Hello again ! Today after 1/2"inch of rain the plumerias that I pictured in my original posting are all washed off of the sap. There are some deep verticle cracks (in the trunk area)The tips that I thought would be okay are now turning squishy. So I decided to try an experiment and cut about half of the tips on the plants back to "white" or "harder wood". I applied fungicide and let dry ,then put on a latex sealer over each cut tip. I will be closely watching to see if the doctored ends or the ends/tips that were left alone do the best (IF AT ALL) I just could'nt stand by as the plant looked worse everyday. Hopefully I did'nt further the damage or kill it entirely. Below are pictures of the flowers from last summer. I do not know the names of the plumerias, but the one in the last two images had a very unusual beautiful & strong scent ! Pink one hardly had any scent, Just beautiful. Yes Heirloomkeepsakes I'm in San Juan Cap, next city over to San Clemente.I can't place Cypress but I think its close. San Juan is 3 miles inland from the ocean, I've been driving by lots of plumerias in and around the coast and I've seen alot of bad damage even close to the ocean. Thanks karyn,karenB and kasie for your concern and tips. I guess we are all in the same boat! If I notice any new details on my experiment I will update....See MorePruned Canes weeping
Comments (7)Sometimes it can take a LONG time for the plant to stop weeping. What you're experiencing is very much what happens when you cut the top of a root stock off after a bud has taken. There is pruning sealer, which is asphalt. Some recommend Elmer's Glue, which I find washes off too easily from the sap flow (sap is primarily water and Elmer's is water soluble). If you want to stop the flow, wait until the sun no longer shines on the plant. As long as the sun shines on the plant, the sap is going to flow and it will continue weeping (bleeding). What's worked best for me as to drip candle wax on the cut while it isn't bleeding. Don't bother trying to seal it while it's actively weeping as the wax will harden on top of the sap and just wash off, but if you drip the wax on the cut early in the morning before the sun hits the plant or later in the afternoon after the sun is no longer shining on it, your chances of sealing it with the wax are much better. If you find it continuing to weep through it, drip more on it. I had some Fortuniana which would NOT stop bleeding and pushed through the wax for a long time. I just kept coating the leaks with more wax until it stopped. The plants eventually grew, once the bleeding stopped. It's that bleeding that literally pushes new growth. Stop it, and the plant begins pushing new canes and foliage. Allow it to continue and you're wasting the water and fertilizer being absorbed through the roots, meant to produce new growth. Your choice....See MorePlant id please - weeping pine? Norwegian Spruce
Comments (2)Araucaria heterophylla, aka Norfolk Island pine (although not really a pine). A fairly common houseplant in cold winter areas but would look a lot less droopy if given more light....See Moreplantkiller_il_5
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