Adenium Obesum ideas... need advices!

_MaX_

Hey!

My Adenium is still young and is already very ugly, first because it was grown for mass selling then because I didn't care about it when I got it first.
See the picture... you'll agree it's not a wonderful plant.

Now I want to get something nice out of it... I thought maybe I could cut the 3 branches at 3/4 of it (from main tronc) and try multiplying the branches there to have a nice leafs and flowers dome. (and put the removed parts in earth to get other adeniums)

Or.... Should I simply cut it completely just up the bulge... and do something better with the new branches.

Well what would be the best thing to do with that plant?

Thanks

Max

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BrianBay9

I don't know this plant. Does it bud back well? If so, how about taking the top two branches, cutting them back to 1/4 their length, and starting a broom style?

Brian

bisco_bonsai

I have quite a bit of these plants I grew from seed and they all seem to be doing well. What happened to yours? The only problems I've ever had with mine is yellowing/browning of the tips of the leaves caused from (I think) overwatering. The few leaves you've got seem to be a rich green; did the just sprout? Anyway, now I let mine go dry until the stem gets soft and prune-like, then water well. They seem to like it. As far as training, I think these plants have a nice natural form and I don't do much pruning. At this point, I think you should try to cut one of those gangly leaders back and see what happens. What is there to lose? Also, try rooting in your cutting and see if it sprouts. It would be a great learning experience. Personally, the seeds for these are so cheap and abundant that you could probably grow one to this size before the cutting started to really get going. Desert roses are some of the most fun plants to grow from seed because they get so big so quickly, but I would like to know if you can root them. Let us know how it turns out if you give it a try.
All the best,
JDL

bisco_bonsai

Here's a pic of a nice natural Andenium obesum to give folks an idea of what we're talking about.
All the best,
JDL

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_MaX_

Cool!! I grow cactus from seeds too! They're cute...


What happened with that Adenium is that I didn't grow it from seed, I bought it when it was about 3 inches shorter... At a very general store... where they probably grow them and cut parts to grow others faster and so on. So I got what you see on the picture! It seems in pretty good health, the leafs are nice green. It's just that leafs appear, then they turn yellow, dry and fall, then other leafs appear... that's how it grows.

Sure thing I'll cut it in some way... and I'll try to make babies with the cut out parts... I'll let know what happens with them. But... huh... should I cut it all completely or... ... I think I'll try that... that will give me 3 other plants.. and emmm where could I get Adenium Obesum seeds?!?! Where I took the tree, there was mixed cactus seeds.. but there seem to be no adeniums among them.

Thanks for the reply!
Max

_MaX_

WOW!!!!

It's incredible... I can't believe my plant could be that!!!!

Beautiful!!!

BrianBay9

Hey, remember those old Bugs Bunny cartoons with the little Martian chasing him around in space? That plant looks like some of the characters in that! LOL

Brian

bisco_bonsai

So glad you asked about seeds, heres a link. Really, these have to be about the easiest seeds ever to germinate. Just buy a bag of good cactus/succulent soil (bonsai soil works fine, just free draining), place the tiny seeds on the top of the soil and then barely cover them with a very light layer of soil. Water and in a few days you'll have tons of little desert roses popping up! You'll be amazed at how fast this fat little plant grows from such a tiny seed. Very fun plant.
All the best,
JDL

http://seedrack.com/01.html

_MaX_

NICE!! A good seed seller that ships over to Canada

Thank you!! I'll look for fun plants and place orders!!! [as soon as I find some money]

Max