where the trunk is damaged there was another branch comming off. somebody ripped it off it looks like instead of cutting it. its kind of like cutting a plummeria. wherever you cut will scar and a new branch should form. looks like what you have there is a cutting off the side of another plant. it was ripped of the other plant then rooted in another pot. you can clean up the side but cutting the dead away in a uniform matter. you can cut the dead leaves off even the ones that are browning. dont go too crazy were comming into fall and growing season is over. dont want to shock the plant. wish i had one of these so i could make a vid and show you. it would be easier to explain.
ID Dieing Succulent thread with pics
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I understand some if what your saying but I don't know what a plummeria is. After the 5th sentance I have no idea what your talking about. So this tree was cut off another larger tree or a branch was cut of this little tree? **cut what dead away? What's dead? And also I will make sure to snip off those Browning leaves.
you can cut off a mother plant and stick it in the ground and it will continue to grow. looks like somebody did that to make this plant but instead of cutting it they ripped it. btw here is your plant. took me about an hour to find it in my book. typed the name in google. bam. heres a link
http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&h...nw=98&start=0&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:89
http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&h...nw=98&start=0&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:89
see the plants trunk kinda looks like a big Y if you cut straight down and divide the roots youl have 2 plants. looks like somebody kinda did that but in a not so gentle way. also when you divide the plant it opens up the plant. scar tissue will form and doesnt always look pretty especialy if the plant is just ripped away instead of cut with say a saw, hacksaw.
well, that's an impressive ID!
and the pics in that link are cool. a healthy plant is pretty.
biggles could cut a new growth in spring, & get a lush plant from that... or no?
yes he could. id rather see him get it really healthy and thriving before anything. if i had his plant id clean it up and it has minimum of 1 year of recovery. should be looking good by end of next summer.
a whole year to recover before cutting a piece off? I mean even if saving that main plant wasn't a consideration?
I thought those types of plant cuttings were easy :-/ as in, almost impossible to kill.
I thought those types of plant cuttings were easy :-/ as in, almost impossible to kill.
