Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Plumeria tree, 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Sure, you can cut several pieces off one stalk. The tip top, where the leaves are, will continue to grow from the top. The leaves should be cut off, by the way, for rooting purposes. Only the very top teeny tiny ones can remain. The second and third foot or so will be what they call center cuts. Here is a picture of a center cut below. Center cuts root just as well as tip cuttings, but they do take a little bit longer. With center cuts, one or more branches will grow from around the cut.

When cutting it back to bring it in, I believe that your son will want to leave a basic framework of branches and leaves as many tips as he can because the tips are what will flower the following spring and summer.