CORDY06322

    I cut the eop off as it started to look rough and since then it has produced 9 offsets.

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    1. seth-O (7 months ago | reply)

      Hi Mike,
      Promise not to laugh, I'm going to guess the plant name. Is this Yucca? I've never seen an offset grows in every part of the mother plant. By the way, your garden looks healthy Mike.
      Regards, Seta

    2. michael.phillips8@btinternet.com (7 months ago | reply)

      Hi Seta,

      No laughing ok. This is Cordyline Australis, the common green species if you loook further down the garden towards the house you can see the same species but the red variety. The green one was about 5mt tall the red one about 3 mtr tall. Give you some perspecttive for size. Both are very hard in our climate. The green one used to produce 1000, of seeds which when dried are quite viable and they grow like grass. The top section got damaged so I just sawed it off. That is what started all these new growing shoots up the main trunk. If you cut these off in June / July and pot them up they will all root for you then you can plant them in other locations. What I have done is left them attached so in time it will become one big bush.
      I love these plants as they give the garden a real tropical look and feel to it. The green one is about 14 - 16 years old and about .5 of a mtr when I got it. It cost £5 at the time.
      Regards Mike.

    3. MrNaturalRio (7 months ago | reply)

      Master,
      Be concerned, because this behavior can be showing problems in the top growth gem. Maybe, your squerrel is making his home in the top of his world.
      Beautiful plant. Congratulations.
      Best regards,
      Neves.

    4. michael.phillips8@btinternet.com (7 months ago | reply)

      Hi Brother, great to hear from you. The squirrels do like this plant because from on top they can look over the whole garden to make sure it iot safe to come down to earth. Als my cat likes to sit in the top and watch the birds. I lost my other one it was sad but am very happy that this one is going crazy with all the new growths. It is going to be big,

      Regards Mike.

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