Schefflera from HD

[linlaoboo]

so I bit the bullet and repotted the 10" Scheff house plant. I want to develop it into a banyan project. It had 8 main trunks and once I dug into the soil, it had so many side stems and shoots attached it took a long time for me the split things up because the individule trunks were so tightly packed in there. In the end I ended up with 2 pots of stems and trunks chopped down to 3 inches tall. 1 pot with cuttings from up top trying to root and another pot with water for cuttings.

In retrospec I think I should've left some of those in tact without spliting them since they should thinken up into bayan style anyways and those side shoots already add to overall branch structure eventhough they're still small.

What are your thoughts?

My other concern is one of the large pot I used didn't have holes, will that be a problem? And I used Miracle grow potting soil from Home Depot.

Thanks.

 

[stacy allen muse]

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[edprocoat]

Linlaboo, I usually find that wherever you cut a Scheffelera it tends to dieback at that point. I do not know if this is the same on splitting or seperating trunks as I have never tried that. When I cut off a branch or remove a leaf group it dies back and on the thicker branches it dies back leaving a little hollow beneath where its been cut, which looks pretty good but I don't how that would affect the base though.

ed

 

[mat]

linlaoboo,

The pot without holes sounds like a bad idea. I have a bunch of scheff's out back. A couple have some potential, and lots of others don't but just won't die. Anyway, the only way I've lost schefflerra is from overwatering in poor draining soil. It was a few summers ago. It rained for about 9 out of 10 days. I hadn't switched many of my plants over to well-draining soil yet (this has since been corrected). They sat in muck for several days after the rains, and their roots all rotted. The potting soil may be okay, but no drain holes sounds like you're asking for trouble.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[linlaoboo]

linlaoboo,

The pot without holes sounds like a bad idea. I have a bunch of scheff's out back. A couple have some potential, and lots of others don't but just won't die. Anyway, the only way I've lost schefflerra is from overwatering in poor draining soil. It was a few summers ago. It rained for about 9 out of 10 days. I hadn't switched many of my plants over to well-draining soil yet (this has since been corrected). They sat in muck for several days after the rains, and their roots all rotted. The potting soil may be okay, but no drain holes sounds like you're asking for trouble.

Just my 2 cents.

Yes, I will have to correct that come summer time. Hopefully they'll survive til then. I don't intent on leaving it outside since the only outdoor space available to me faces south and I don't want them to burn. Thanks guys. I took a few pictures and hopefully when they make some progress I'll post them up.

 

[linlaoboo]

Linlaboo, I usually find that wherever you cut a Scheffelera it tends to dieback at that point. I do not know if this is the same on splitting or seperating trunks as I have never tried that. When I cut off a branch or remove a leaf group it dies back and on the thicker branches it dies back leaving a little hollow beneath where its been cut, which looks pretty good but I don't how that would affect the base though.

ed

it's mentioned on the fukubonsai site that they encourage the hard cut back initially to make sure only the strong survives.

 

[linlaoboo]

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I have quite a few that I was thinking about perhaps putting up for sale here at B-Nut...
like the ones in the pic that I used for a group planting...
http://bonsainut.com/forums/showthread.php?5936-Giant-group-planting-Drawf-Schefflera

Those have some maturity on them, I'm jealous =P

 

[mat]

I don't intent on leaving it outside since the only outdoor space available to me faces south and I don't want them to burn. Thanks guys. I took a few pictures and hopefully when they make some progress I'll post them up.

I think it would be happier outside. Mine stay out in the Florida sun all year long and have never burnt. Pictures would be good.

 

[linlaoboo]

I think it would be happier outside. Mine stay out in the Florida sun all year long and have never burnt. Pictures would be good.

You have humidity to help with that too. Hopefully when I get a single house, will have more room outside.