Ensete Superbum 'Thai' question

Steve in France · 04-24-2008, 07:34 PM

Hi guys , I've managed to keep this Ensete alive but it's finding it hard to push out a new leaf because the top is very dried out. I was thinking about cutting away all the dry growth if this is a good plan please let me know.
Thanks
Steve

Steve in France · 04-25-2008, 08:56 AM

I'm going in with the knife , I'll try to do pics and see what happens.The Thai Superbun is my favorite plant so I hope to save it.
Later
Steve

mskitty38583 · 04-25-2008, 09:51 AM

keeping my fingers crossed for you. i feel the same. you love all your trees but there are a few that really worm their way into your heart, and you want to be as careful as possible. good luck!!!!

Dean W. · 04-25-2008, 10:57 AM

Good luck, Steve, look forward to the pictures.

Dean

musa_monkey · 04-25-2008, 12:59 PM

I just did a very similar thing with a NagensiumX that was pushing growth out the side or the corm. Chopped it down to the growth point and its now pushing out leaves properly. Hope it works for you to.

natedogg1026 · 04-25-2008, 01:31 PM

If it's going to be outside, I'd just chop the leaves off and start over. I've done a lot of them that way and they come right back.

I chopped all my leaves off of my Siam when it went out. It had grown lanky over the winter and had a few spider mites. Get a nice fresh start for spring. This should help the pseudo grow back much stronger and be a much "harder" plant than before. Also to give em' a better wind resistance. Good luck!-Nate

51st state · 04-25-2008, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by musa_monkey

I just did a very similar thing with a NagensiumX that was pushing growth out the side or the corm. Chopped it down to the growth point and its now pushing out leaves properly. Hope it works for you to.

nice one monkey. glad to hear its growing away nicely. I've potted up the ones I had left and am going for a 'glade' of Nagensium X, not a common sight in Wiltshire!

Steve in France · 04-25-2008, 04:59 PM

I trimmed a little and there was more space around the emerging leaf than I though, the leaf is slow to form and seems to do well on warmer days. I think it needs to go in the Greenhouse for a few days, I was trying to get small areas of rot to dry up outside, this seems to have worked. If I had not got the plant into the condition it is in now I would not have so much work to do, note to self "Be a Better Gardener" :-)
I know what you mean about putting Exotics out and then having all the leaves burn in the Sun. Generally I do cut all old leaves off and start new, but this year I'm trying to save a leaf or two to help push the new leaf out with whatever energy the old leaves can supply.
Later
Steve

musa_monkey · 04-26-2008, 04:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 51st state

nice one monkey. glad to hear its growing away nicely. I've potted up the ones I had left and am going for a 'glade' of Nagensium X, not a common sight in Wiltshire!

A little heat under thess things seems to work wonders.

A glade of NagensiumX in the uk, now that would be something worth seeing.
Once they are up, please treat us to a photo of it here

51st state · 04-27-2008, 09:38 AM

will do. and yes bottom heat is the key. My Laterita had been really slow into growth and then by mistake I left the stat sensor out of the soil for a couple of days. When I noticed and popped it back in, it was at 25C and the corms were all into growth. will post photos later in the season

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