Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Couple of quick questions..., 1 by GordonHawk

GordonHawk wrote:
John... well that's too bad... just as they were to flower....
once a plant is growing out a Y... you can cut 1/2 off and it will be like a Y on the remaining part... you can't cut this remaining one back before the joint of the removed Y or it will have to do it again...
so come in the car and i'll give you a pile of them to overwinter... how would a few big trees sound to you.. whatever you can fit in the car...or a basket full of dozens of cuttings... so many of them need t be clipped to just make it about the forest primevil here...
it'ss wise to cut off anything dead... as soon as it's obvious it is...