Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Should I Prune?, 1 by picabo

picabo wrote:
I have 3 plumies, I don't know the name on any of them. They came from a local garden center about 5 years ago.

Every Fall I dig them up and move into the basement or Greenhouse for the winter. In the spring I move back outside. This year they are about 7 foot high. I pruned one about 2 years ago to try to root. This was before I knew about DG and I lost the cutting. The plant developed a hollow place where I pruned it. It did grow leaves but still has the hollow branch.

Does it usually encourage branching when you prune? Any idea what caused the hollow branch?

Here is a picture I made today.

This message was edited Aug 30, 2005 12:10 AM