How to crop Dracaena at home

Dracaena, or, as it is also called, a false palm, will grow well and develop only when the owner knows how to trim the crown. The procedure should be carried out regularly. Due to this, the deciduous part of the plant is constantly rejuvenated.

In addition, pruning prevents the occurrence of diseases. As a result, the crown of a false palm will be neat and will decorate any room. How to cut the dracaena correctly will be discussed in the article.

How to grow many tops and make the dracaena fluffy

Dracaena is a plant that conquered the hearts of gardeners with its undemanding care.

Dracaena

Dracaena will decorate any interior. For the normal growth of this flower, you just need to follow these recommendations:

1. Before watering, you need to make sure that the soil is sufficiently dry. For this, the soil is loosening. If the earth is moist at a depth of three centimeters, then it is better to refrain from watering.
2. Those varieties of dracaena, whose leaves are wide, drink more water than those that have narrow foliage.
3. A flower with variegated leaves will grow perfectly if you place it on a window on the south side of the apartment.
4. Dracaena does not tolerate drafts, the scorching sun and the accumulation of dust on the surface of the leaves.
5. A transplant from pot to pot should be done with old soil so as not to damage the root system.

Initially, the flower grows in one trunk and it is a little dull. Therefore, some flower growers make the crown fluffy. Before forming a dracaena, the trunk should grow by no less than thirty centimeters. The trunk should have a diameter of at least five centimeters.

Cut off ten centimeters of the upper part of the flower. After trimming the dracaena for branching, two or even five new shoots may appear on the trunk. It is recommended to leave the three strongest shoots so that the plant can develop normally and not hurt.

The most popular varieties are:

• Deremskaya;
• Fragrant;
• Frangans Compact

How branch dracaena

There are cases when in a house a flower is transferred from place to place, the dracaena breaks. Do not think that the plant has died. You can correct the situation by trimming, with the help of which it will branch and restore the magnificent crown. The same procedure can be carried out in the case when the leaves suddenly began to dry and crumble. If the flower has not one, but several trunks, cut them all, leaving small stumps of the same height.

The first pruning of dracaena is best planned for the period from May to June. It is then that the plant actively grows and develops. Layers will reappear near the top cut. New shoots will become an incentive for the plant to quickly heal wounds and begin to build up the crown.

Kidney woke up

It also happens that the plant needs to be cut in autumn or winter. This happens when the trunk breaks. With good plant care, this problem is solved quickly. The main thing is that everything is done, following the recommendations of experienced gardeners.

Instruments

Before you trim the dracaena, you must prepare the following items and tools:

1. Moss Sphagnum. It absorbs water perfectly and holds it for a long time. You can replace it with wet wipes, but they will have to be changed very often.
2. Garden Var. It is useful for treating a wound from which juice will be released after a cut. Var promotes rapid healing. If this substance is not at hand, you can use a wax or paraffin candle.
3. To cut was smooth and neat, you need to take a sharp knife or garden pruner.

Pinching technology

You can choose the height for cropping based on the interior. It is necessary to take into account the fact that new sprouts will appear only if the plant is light enough. That lighting is the main requirement in the process of trimming. Dracaena, which stands on the windows facing north or east, is pinched as low as possible so that the sun's rays fall into the place of the cut. Pruning dracaena at home should be as follows:

• The top of the flower should never be broken off. It is cut off with a sharp movement with a sharp knife. The cut off part can serve as material for propagation of the plant by the cuttings. To do this, it is placed in a jar of water.
• The place where the cut occurred must be cleaned of the juice that has come out and spread with garden varieties or other suitable material. This is done carefully, trying to completely close all the pores. In this case, you need to ensure that the var is warm and does not burn the plant.
• Each leaf on the trunk needs to be cut.
• The barrel is carefully sprayed with water to restore moisture evaporated during the trimming process.
• The trunk is neatly wrapped with wet moss and fixed with a thread or twine. When caring for a plant, do not forget to regularly moisten the moss. It must not be allowed to dry completely.

Water dracaena should be in moderation

• Watering the dracaena must be done through the pan.
• In the case of using a plastic bag, you need to remove it from the stumps once a week and ventilate the plant. So the cut trunk will not be driven.
• The plant must be moved to partial shade, so that direct sunlight does not fall on it.

How to process a cut of dracaena after pruning

Moisture evaporates quickly through a slice on the trunk, so it must be immediately treated and all pores closed. You can use wax or paraffin instead of garden var. To do this, a wax candle is lit, and the melted substance accumulates on the wound. In this case, you need to ensure that paraffin or wax does not fall on the leaves.

The trunk itself is recommended to be treated with a growth stimulator. This will help awaken dormant buds and trigger sprout growth.

In this case, the trunk should have at least 30 centimeters in height.

What does dracaena look like after cropping

After trimming the dracaena, her look is completely unattractive. Over time, her crown will become beautiful and fluffy. For this to happen as quickly as possible, you need to create comfortable conditions for her. Care should be as follows:

1. Polyethylene must be removed as soon as the first sprouts appear on the plant trunk. The slice should also be open.
2. The temperature in the room is maintained at least twenty degrees.
3. The flower is transferred to a place where there is a lot of light, however, there is no direct sunlight.
4. If pruning is performed in winter, then the daylight hours should be increased to twelve hours. This is done using a fluorescent lamp.
5. For irrigation take only settled water or a solution with the addition of fertilizers. Dracaena is watered only if the soil in the pot dries out by no less than three to four centimeters.
6. A new crown is regularly sprayed with warm water to keep humidity normal. Once every seven days, spraying is done using growth stimulants.
7. A pot with an updated dracaena must be turned each time to the light so that the sprouts have the opportunity to develop evenly.

If the dracaena is too grown, and its top rests on the ceiling, it must be shortened from above. This procedure is done in several stages. With the help of pruning, the plant is not only shortened, but also made more magnificent.

With high dracaena, you can also get materials for the purpose of reproduction. You can use not only the top, but also the long parts of the trunk. They are put in water to form roots.

The top can be planted directly in the pot. To do this, the slice must be treated with a drug to stimulate root formation. The planted stalk needs to be covered with a plastic bag to create a greenhouse effect.

The lush crown of dracaena, formed in several tiers

Parts of the trunk are cut into small cuttings ten centimeters long. They make shallow cuts and root. There are two ways to root:

• vertical;
• horizontal.

With the vertical rooting method, it is important not to confuse the lower part of the trunk with the upper. Cuttings must be covered with polyethylene to preserve the microclimate.

In this way, you can fix the long dracaena and grow new plants with it.

Anyone can do crown formation of dracaena. The plant becomes lush and beautiful. To do this, you just need to adhere to the step-by-step implementation of the rules and recommendations for successful flower pruning.

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