Tropicals & Tender Perennials: My Plumeria, grown from seed.....1, 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Dinu, people dig up their plumerias all the time in the colder zones here, and they store them for the winter in their garages and basements. Those two can easily be dug up.

I would take a shovel and make cuts straight down all the way around the bases -- about 2 feet from the base of the trunk. Dig straight down about three feet and then see if you can lift the root ball with your shovel without tension. Keep digging around the perimeter straight down until you can free the root ball without too much breakage. If you do break some roots, the plumerias will easily recover once planted again and watered well. As Dana said, you may need to stake them for a while until they get established again.

Here's a picture of Paula's plumerias when she dug them up in the fall to store them. You can see that some are quite large. She planted these same plumerias the following spring.

You can also take cuttings that are about 12 inches long and root them, and you may want to do this also. Good luck!