I guess I should have put my plummies where I could see them over the winter, as I guess this one probably needed a drink that I didn't give it.
Is there anything I can do for it?
Does this poor baby have a chance?
Cut were the green is start were the bad and good is then keep cutting til it is all white no brown at all you mjght find it might not have nothing to loose at this point.
It did die back from the top down, but this is different than rot. I think you should just cut off the brown part just above where you see green. I see branches starting at the nodes just below the brown part. Cut it right above the line between good tissue and dead tissue.
The plumie to the left is dehydrated and needs water also. Try misting frequently until the wrinkles disappear.
Thank you for the advice. Do you think I should leave them on the covered porch where they are now and wait to move them to full sun?
I will start misting them all immediately.
I had a couple that looked like this from freeze were the blanket moved during high wind.I cut and cut and cut till I found a clean cut not to waste any. I still ended up cutting a good 6 inches past the green till It was good looking didn;t even look at the other stalks. thought that was a whole other plant. Thats the only time i have ever run into this.
Dana, that is good to do when there is rot traveling from the top down. Sometimes, miraculously, the rot will stop on its own and you will see a definite line like the one that Joycet has. I would have recommended the same thing except that line looks to me like the rot or dead tissue has stopped, and since I can see some nodes starting to swell, I wouldn't recommend cutting past the line this time because she will cut off branches that are trying to come in, and that will set back this plant even further. Otherwise, your advice was solid. Whenever there is rot in progress, it is good to cut past the rot to good wood, but if the rot stops on its own, you only have to cut the dead tissue off. It is likely that it won't travel any further.
Joycet, after you cut the dead tissue off, you can move that one into full sun. Sun will be good to callous the top now even futher and dry up the dead wood. Water when the soil looks dry, but you shouldn't have to water much until you see some branches and leaves start to come in. I would keep the dehydrated one in the shade until it rehydrates, and then put it in full sun.
Thanks Clare. I'll do that. I misted them all well and I will continue to do that. I had several inflos last year and I'm hoping that they'll recover and show off again!
We're moving to a different house and I'll be able to see them better this coming winter. I feel like such a bad mom.... :o(
These are fairly resistant trees so they should bounce back for you; although, you probably won't see flowers this year on them. They will need a season to recover probably.
I have 7 all together. I had one that was only about 10 inches tall and it didn't make it, but the others are doing okay. Hopefully they'll give me some. It's cool here this week. Mid 70's but sunny. I think I'll move the ones that look better in to the morning sun.