Dracaena, or as it is also called " false palm”, grows in such a way that the trunk itself grows upwards, and the side leaves, which are becoming obsolete, fall off and the tree becomes bald. To avoid this, you need to properly care for it and cut it regularly. But for this you need to know how to do it right. After all, a beautiful and lush palm tree looks much more attractive than a bald stick, which will stand for no reason.

Shops from ornamental plants sell ready-made and formed Dracaena bushes. Most often, they have already been pruned and left about 2 - 3 shoots. Therefore, another question remains - is it possible to prune the plant in the future?

Inherently unpretentious Dracaena palm. How to trim leaves for branching so that it looks attractive? And before doing this, you need to know why you need to prune this palm tree.

1. To make the palm tree look compact.
2. To keep the palm tree looking good.
3. From the point of view of sanitary and hygienic standards.

It happens that Dracaena grows to the ceiling and, its stem part breaks off. Therefore, in order to avoid such cases, primary pruning is done. Dracaena is also most often bred indoors, and care should be taken to ensure that the trunk does not stretch too high. And when the palm reaches a size of 0.3 - 0.4 cm, the stem is cut at a certain height (this depends on the height of the room). This allows you to maintain the normal height of the plant and its attractiveness.

If the plant is broken, it is also pruned, but this will be discussed below.

Another reason to prune is when the palm tree has grown very much and its appearance no longer attracts attention. To do this, you need a shaping pruning. And also, if the plant is sick, then the dry and rotten shoots are immediately removed, and the trimmed healthy parts are treated with an antiseptic. And even if after the plant has lost its attractiveness, sanitary pruning allows you to save the life of the plant to get side shoots.

When to prune

In order to know when to prune, you need to clarify why you need to form a Dracaena crown. For example, sanitary pruning is carried out at any time of the year and only as needed. At the same time, as already mentioned, this procedure is not carried out in order to make the appearance more pleasant. Here it is important to keep the plant alive.

Decorative pruning of the crown should be carried out exclusively at a certain time. And this is done in the spring from May to April. Such a scheme assumes that the plant wakes up after winter sleep and actively begins to grow.

It should be remembered that pruning a tree for him is somewhat reminiscent of a surgical operation. And the palm at this moment is experiencing very strong stress. Therefore, after pruning, Dracaena needs time to recover. It is also categorically not recommended to do decorative pruning during the summer heat. Because during this period the earth dries up and the tree is weakened, therefore it is more vulnerable to pests and diseases.

In order for decorative pruning to work correctly, you must follow the following rules.

1. The plant must be healthy and without the slightest sign of pests.
2. Tools must be well sharpened and disinfected.
3. After each cut, it must be treated with pounded, to a powdery state, wood or activated charcoal.
4. The palm must be treated with growth stimulants.
5. The temperature in the room should be no higher than 25 ° C.
6. Humidity in the room should be within 75%.

Cutting technology

As already mentioned, in order to do sanitary pruning, it is enough to remove diseased shoots and leaves and treat the sections with an antiseptic.

But, in order to carry out decorative pruning at home, for this you need to proceed according to the following scheme.

1. And first you need to decide on the height. That is, you need to measure the place from where it will begin to branch.
2. It is necessary to take a sharp knife (the blade must be disinfected) and make an even cut in the marked place. In this case, it is impossible to break off the stem in any case.
3. Below the cut level, all leaves must be removed.
4. To avoid infection, the cut site must be treated with either paraffin or wax. A garden var is also suitable. This procedure eliminates the drying of the trunk, and prevents the evaporation of moisture.
5. The remaining trunk is sprayed with water.
6. The processed stump must be wrapped with sphagnum so that the cut remains open.
7. From above, the trunk is wrapped with polyethylene so that the moss is always wet.
8. For prevention purposes, you need to periodically remove the bag and check the buds, and as soon as at least one bud begins to grow, you need to remove the bag and remove all the moss.

In order for the palm tree to look attractive, it is necessary to cut it correctly and fulfill all the conditions exactly, otherwise, over time, all pruning will need to be done again.

A few examples of failure:

• excess or lack of moisture;
• incorrect room temperature;
• bad lighting.

If the trunk begins to rot at the cut point, then it will be necessary to re-cut the rotten area and repeat the whole procedure again.

The cut top should not be thrown away. It can then be used for reproduction. Usually from it grow from one to several plants. And for this you need to again take a sharp and disinfected knife and cut the plant into cuttings. The resulting cuttings must be placed in water or in moist soil. The upper sections are treated with paraffin. And when the cuttings abound with a sufficient number of roots, and the first flowers begin to appear on the shoot itself, the plant is planted in pots.

There are cases when Dracaena has already been cut off. But the shoots became too long and ugly. Then the procedure is repeated again. That is, after a while, pruning is done, the top is cut into cuttings, etc.

Varieties of Dracaena

Except correct pruning, it is necessary to take into account the varieties of Dracaena palm. Because different types require special conditions for cutting. Here are the most popular varieties that are in homes or offices.

Fragrant dracaena is especially large species. Its leaves are curved and hang down on the sides. The plant reaches a height of up to 5 meters. Therefore, it is recommended to purchase it in rooms with high ceilings. But doing it yourself is hard enough. For this you need to have at least some experience.

Dracaena Reflexa is a small recurved shrub that has several trunks and grows straight from the roots. The leaves are usually elongated, recurved and with yellow stripes. This plant does not need pruning.

Dracaena surculosa grows to medium size and has dark green leaves with spots. Shoots of this species constantly appear, so it must be constantly cut and this process must be constantly monitored. But the process itself is very simple and the gardener does not need special skills.

Dracaena deremskaya is a very large palm tree with a stiff trunk. The leaves of this plant are dark green - they are wide and long, which have yellow longitudinal stripes.

Dracaena Goldena is very unusual plant but very difficult to care for. The leaves of this palm tree are wide and almost round with transverse white-green lines.

How to care for a plant after pruning

Another important point in the formation of the Dracaena bush is the correct care after pruning. As you know - Dracaena is tropical plant, and, therefore, during the course of rehabilitation, she needs to create a similar climate. To do this, the plant needs to be given a sufficient amount of light, periodic spraying and all necessary irrigation measures.

It happens that during growth, several buds form on a palm tree and some die, and some may stop developing and stop growing.

Dracaena grows very slowly, but with proper care and proper pruning, a professional gardener can ensure that the tree grows from 1.5 to 2 meters. And sometimes even higher.

One more milestone rehabilitation are frequent complex top dressing. The stores have ready-made kits specifically for Dracaena.

But there is also folk way. To do this, 1 gram of urea is diluted with warm and settled water. This method will help speed up the growth of side shoots.

You can also fertilize indoor plants with nitrogen-containing bait. But this method is better absorbed through the leaves. Also, during planting, you can add horn shavings or bone meal straight into the pot.

Pruning Dracaena is a very complex and time-consuming process that requires a lot of knowledge and effort from the gardener. Therefore, if the first time you do not succeed in trimming, then after some time you will have to do it all over again. But not every palm tree is demanding for such conditions. There are some species that are not too picky about pruning and novice gardeners can initially practice on them. But sanitary pruning should be done at any time and season of the year. If there is even the slightest chance of saving the tree, then it would be better to neglect appearance and focus on plant health.

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Dracaena grows at home up to 15 years. Wherein evergreen grows at the top, and the lower part of the stem is exposed. The leaves, having worked out the prescribed period of a little more than a year, gradually dry out, leaving a scar on the stem. How to cut dracaena to get side shoots? The plant allows you to create new forms by shortening the shoots.

Types of dracaena

Dracaena marginata

This type of dracaena is the most common. You have probably seen this plant somewhere before. The features of the Marginata dracaena are very characteristic. This is a palm tree with a completely bald trunk and a rosette of green leaves with a red edging at the top. Dracaena of this variety can grow to a height of two meters. Marginata does not require a lot of light, so it grows well even in dark rooms.

Dracaena sander

Dracaena sander is also called the bamboo of happiness. She really looks like given tree. But, it is worth noting that this plant has no relationship with bamboo. This is the most natural dracaena, which has a slightly unusual look.

A feature of this variety is that the plant can develop well not only in the ground, but also in ordinary water. It gives vent to fantasy. After all, from such a plant the most beautiful compositions are obtained. Surely, you have already met such people in shopping centers or cafes.

Fragrant dracaena

The fragrant dracaena is interesting; the species of this variety are characterized by green and variegated leaves. They are attached to a thick trunk, which is very unstable. Sometimes the plant even has to be propped up because of this.

When should dracaena be trimmed?

In some cases, when the plant has grown too much or if you want to get side shoots on dracaena, pruning is carried out. They also resort to a haircut when necessary, for example, when a stem breaks during a move, etc.

What time of year is best to prune dracaena? The process should be started when the flower begins to actively grow after the winter period, i.e. at the beginning of spring. But, events can be held until the end of summer, if there is a need.

To the question of whether it is possible to cut the dracaena in winter, there is no exact answer, experienced growers It is advised to refrain from cutting operations in the winter. This is explained by the fact that the plant will be stressed during the passive period of biological growth, which can cause negative consequences, including the death of the dracaena.

During the active period of biological growth, phytohormones are formed in the plant, which affect growth processes, as a result of which the flower forms new leaf plates, the main stem grows and thickens, etc. In winter, when the dracaena is at rest, these processes are very slow, wound healing after pruning lasts a long period. It is better to wait for the arrival of spring and start pruning the flower.

How to cut dracaena at home

It is recommended to cut a flower that has a height of at least 30 centimeters. 5 centimeters recede from the lower leaves and make a cut.

Young plants before reaching the age of two are pruned arbitrarily. They have not yet begun to bare the trunk. Therefore, pruning is decorative look. At this point, you should be sure that the dracaena is healthy. If you need to branch a flower well, then you will need some advice:

The top of the dracaena, which grows in a pot, is cut off with a sharp object.

The wound is not sprinkled with anything and is not cauterized.

Produce good watering plants, and cover the pot with foil.

The covered pot is placed in a sunny place in the room.

Subsequent waterings are carried out in the pan without opening the pot to avoid temperature changes inside the bag.

The appearance of shoots is possible only at a temperature of 20-25 degrees and a humidity of 70-75%. Only in this case, new kidneys will appear in a month, a maximum of one and a half.

Try not to over-moisten the dracaena excessively in order to prevent the root system from rotting, and thereby cause the death of the flower.

Ways to trim dracaena at home

Pruning a plant is an important procedure, and for some flowers it is simply a necessity. Its main task is to create new shoots so that the tree begins to branch, which contributes to good growth crowns. How to form a crown, and why is sanitary pruning needed? There are several reasons to prune a plant, the main thing is to do it correctly:

1. Deformed shoots. In this case, sanitary pruning and crown formation are required. This type of pruning is used if the plant has grown too much and no longer looks attractive. After the procedure, new buds and shoots appear, the appearance improves.
2. If the dracaena has dried leaves, weak shoots, then they must be removed so that the plant does not get completely sick. You need to cut them off completely, leaving only healthy areas.

Dracaena care after pruning at home

The removed parts of the dracaena do not have to be thrown away. Preparations can be germinated in a glass with warm water or a container of sphagnum. Sprouts that have acquired their own roots are planted in a pot in which the mother stem lives, or a new flowerpot small size. Dracaena after decorative pruning hide from direct ultraviolet radiation. The indoor flower is restored in semi-darkness at a temperature of + 24–26 degrees. Until the cut is tightened, it is forbidden to add fertilizers to the water for irrigation. The exception is the growth stimulator.

The decorative bush, on which young shoots have formed, is returned to the southern windowsill. Sunlight stimulates bud growth. In order for the shoots to develop evenly, the pot is periodically turned clockwise. Thanks to this, the sun will fall on all parts of the bush. If the shoots are deformed due to the wrong light regime, they are cut off next spring or summer so that straight specimens with dense foliage grow in place of ugly branches.

Propagation of dracaena by apical cuttings

Cut off the stem preferably with a sharpened knife. It is not recommended to use scissors or secateurs, because the cut is uneven and crumpled, and this can lead to rotting of the cutting. So, let's start.

It is necessary to cut off the top with a shoot, leave stumps about 10 cm high.

If there are leaves on the stem of the cutting, then they must be removed, leaving only a few on the crown.

If the cut stem is long, then it is recommended to shorten it, leaving 15 cm from the crown.

Do not throw away the remaining piece, it is still useful for grafting.

It is necessary to dry the cut area for about 30 minutes.

Then you need to prepare a tank for the cutting. Pour into a container not cold clean water. Throw activated charcoal into the liquid. It is also allowed to use Zircon, and drop a few drops into the water, this will speed up the process of forming the root system.

We place the stalk in the liquid. You need to monitor the water, if necessary, it is worth changing the water.

After about 2 months, the first roots will begin to appear, then it is necessary to plant the seedlings in a container.

The water should be changed daily during the soaking period, which lasts three to five days. Water gradually cools during the day, which contributes to successful germination.

It is necessary to choose a place for future seedlings.

For successful germination, place the container in an area with full sunlight, preferably above +22 degrees. After removing the seeds from the water, it is necessary to scatter planting material in lime-based soil. Each seed must be placed directly below the surface of the soil. Soil consistency should have good drainage.

Regular moistening of the soil should be ensured for the entire period of germination.

As a rule, shoots will appear in 30-40 days.

Grown palms can be moved to separate containers and cared for as an adult plant. It should be borne in mind that not all varieties of dracaena can be grown from seeds.

You will need

• - dracaena;
• - a sharp knife or secateurs;
• - a piece of cotton;
• - a little alcohol;
• - charcoal;
• - sulfur;
• - drug epin;
• - drug root;
• - moss;
• - plastic bag;
• - rubber;
• - pegs;
• - a can of water.

Instruction

Sprinkle the cut with charcoal and move the plant to a shaded warm place. Buds on cut dracaena are best if you cover the plant with a plastic bag or glass jar. Watering dracaena, from which almost everything has been cut, follows less than a normal plant. Dracaena tolerates a lack of moisture much better than its excess, from which the plant begins to rot.

Sometimes, when rejuvenating, the top is cut off along with all the leaves. In this case, young shoots will actively germinate if you wrap the stump in a paper towel or cloth moistened with warm water, and put a small plastic bag on top. Wet wipes with this method of new shoots should be changed every day.

New shoots will sprout on the cut plant in about a month. If too many buds have sprouted, cut off some of the shoots. They can be rooted in water with the addition of charcoal. Rearrange the dracaena to a more lit place, avoiding straight lines. sun rays. Spray young shoots with settled water and wipe the leaves with a damp cloth.

Dracaena shoots, grown from lateral buds, usually upwards. If you want to form a more branched crown, insert a wooden or plastic ball wrapped in several layers of fabric between young shoots.

If you need to form an even more branched crown, cut the tops of young shoots in the same way next spring.

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Plants belonging to the palm family are quite demanding on the conditions of detention and react painfully to damage to the trunk or root system. Unlike dracaena and yucca, you cannot cut off the top of an elongated palm tree without destroying the plant. The only pruning that is possible for palm trees is the removal of dead roots and leaves.

You will need

• - drainage;
• - sand;
• - sod land;
• - leaf land;
• - humus land;
• - Activated carbon;
• - garden var.

Instruction

When transplanting or transshipping palm trees, which is carried out, you should clean the soil from the sides of an earthen clod taken out of a pot or tub and inspect the root system. Carefully remove dead roots.

Young palms should be moved once a year, while increasing the size of the pot. Quite often, it is found that in the lowest part of the container, in which, a pillow of overgrown roots has formed. During transshipment, these roots are recommended to be cut with sharp scissors or a garden knife. Young plants do not suffer from such pruning.

Place with cut roots in a prepared container with fresh drainage and soil substrate. If you use earthenware shards as drainage, cover the drainage hole of the pot with one shard, and cover the rest of the shards with a layer of river sand. On top of the sand, pour a soil mixture of three parts of soddy soil, two parts of humus and leafy soil and a part of sand.

After transshipment, the plant must be watered room temperature. Palm trees with cut roots should not be fed during the next year, since fresh ones already have enough nutrients.

Dried palm leaves should not be plucked, but carefully cut off after the petiole of the leaf is completely dry. You can do this throughout the year. Plants that have dried up due to improper maintenance are not recommended to be cut.

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Indoor dracaena: pruning and care

Indoor dracaena flower, which is pruned under the condition active growth, is distinguished by its picturesqueness and beauty. Proper Care behind the plant will allow it to grow and develop without being exposed to diseases and pest attacks. Learning how to cut a flower without harming it is not difficult, but you need to follow a few rules.

Dracaena is a plant that is very often used to decorate halls.

Details about the plant

Dracaena is recognized as one of the most fascinating indoor plants. The stems of young plants are not too branched. They are dotted with leaves, among which there are wide and lanceolate specimens. The color of the leaves is green or with wide and narrow stripes of yellow, pink or white color. As it grows, the trunk turns into a strong tree, gets rid of a large number leaves and looks mighty. In some species, a bunch of leaves is formed in the upper part of the stem, which gives them an external resemblance to a palm tree. There are species whose leaves grow in a spiral. Dracaena roots are compact. They have a red-yellow color on the cut and do not form shoots.

The growth of dracaena takes a fairly long period, but they live a long time. This flower can produce panicles with light pink or white flowers with a pleasant smell. But, as a rule, they rarely bloom indoors.

The dracaena flower has a pleasant smell, looks like a panicle with light pink or white flowers.

Among indoor flower growers Dracaena is in demand due to its unpretentiousness and extraordinary beauty. It is often used as an element that decorates and complements the interior. Plant looks amazing flower arrangement. Dracaena will easily fit into large and small hallways, halls, hotel lobbies, shopping centers, offices.

The described plant is a fairly common indoor flower. It does not need careful care, it easily perceives moderate fluctuations in air temperature, compared to other colors it normally tolerates watering, which can be carried out irregularly. Dracaena is able to feel good, grows not only in daylight, but also in electric lighting.

The plant is considered exotic, able to bring joy to the house at any time of the year. There are known facts that dracaena can humidify the air in the room and reduce the level of formaldehyde. If the owners take care of the pet, then its height freely reaches 3 m. The huge plant becomes not so attractive. To give it the necessary size and shape, you do not need to spend a lot of time and effort. Even an inexperienced florist can cope with a simple procedure.

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When are pruning operations performed?

The plant will feel comfortable, look healthy if it has reached a significant height. From the first months of spring to the end of August, the dracaena is in the stage of active growth. It is this period that is considered the optimal time for pruning.

Pruning the dracaena trunk stimulates the development of lateral buds, after which the branching process begins.

The circumcision procedure for dracaena is not very pleasant in the cold season. In winter, it is inactive, so experts do not recommend disturbing the flower. Even if all actions are performed without deviations from the rules, there is a high probability of various problems appearing, and, as a result, the dracaena may die.

In summer and spring, the plant produces hormones that are responsible for its growth. Thanks to this, a quick recovery of the trunk occurs. In the winter months, hormones are not produced, because of this, the healing process is much slower.

You can prune a flower during periods of slow growth only in emergency situations, for example, if it is broken. Damaged dracaena should be cut off immediately. If a broken dracaena, pruned in winter or autumn, is subjected to proper resuscitation care, then it will quickly recover and continue to delight the owners with its appearance.

Is it allowed to cut the dracaena when it is in a weakened state or is affected by some kind of disease? Absolutely not. To cope with a stressful situation when pruning can only be filled vitality plant. The owner must take care to fully cure his plant. If you cut off an unhealthy dracaena, then the cut area will gradually begin to dry out or rot. It will be extremely difficult to save a flower in such a situation.

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Any part of the plant can act as a cutting: the top, the leaves themselves, and parts of the trunk.

The pruning procedure is necessary for all plants without exception. It perfectly performs the function of stimulating the kidneys, due to which new branches appear. However, not all lovers of indoor plants consider it necessary to cut it. Why is this procedure so important? The plant often develops deformed shoots. To ensure a beautiful appearance that will delight others and decorate the room, sanitary-forming pruning is performed. Instead of shoots with external defects, dracaena starts new shoots.

It should be borne in mind that an overgrown houseplant does not look decorative and sophisticated. After the pruning procedure, the flower will again look well-groomed, healthy.

Sanitary pruning is done if the dracaena is affected. Those parts of the plant that are infected with various pests or organisms must be removed without delay. The faster the operation is carried out, the less likely the disease will spread to healthy areas of the flower.

To do this, you need to prepare a knife, the blade of which is well sharpened. The height of the section of the stem to be cut off can be chosen at your own discretion. The most suitable height is 15-20 cm from the top end. With a sharp knife, cut off the stem.

Activated carbon treatment avoids rotting of the cut area.

Part of the cut trunk should not be thrown away. This piece is suitable for plant propagation by cuttings. The trunk should be dried for 2 or 3 days. As soon as the edge is tightened, it must be placed in a vessel with water or stuck in moist soil. There it should be until the moment of rooting.

Dracaena, which has taken root, needs to be transplanted into a vessel for permanent growth. Drainage is placed at the bottom of the container with the flower. We must not forget that in a vessel with dracaena there should be a special hole at the bottom.

The cut area should not rot. This can be avoided by treating the damaged area with activated charcoal or paraffin. Activated charcoal tablets should be crushed into powder beforehand. Melt the paraffin in a water bath. When processing, you need to be extremely careful so that the paraffin does not harm the delicate sheets.

Pruning should be done again if the stem in the damaged area has begun to rot, and other measures do not help.

Cropped dracaena loses moisture in a short time. Because of this, the formation of new kidneys is inhibited. To avoid this problem, experts recommend spraying water on the stem several times during the day. Water should be at room temperature.

For greater benefit and comfort, the plant should wrap the damaged area with slightly damp sphagnum moss. On top of the flower, you need to put on a colorless plastic bag so that the moisture leaves more slowly. Every 3-4 days (within 7 days) you need to lift the bag from the flower and find out what is happening with the shoot, moisten the moss. Such actions will allow the dracaena to form new shoots quickly enough.

container with houseplant must stand in the dark and be sure warm room. Optimum temperature air in the room - 27-28 ° C, in no case below 25 ° C. It is necessary to pay attention to the elimination of drafts at the location of the pot.

New kidneys are formed for a long time (for 30 days). When the first bud appears, the flower is able to take care of itself on its own, so you can safely remove the sphagnum. Shoots on dracaena will begin their formation in 60-90 days.

Dracaena is not in vain considered an exotic houseplant. She fascinates with her appearance and attracts the attention of almost all amateur flower growers. To keep a flower beautiful and healthy, very little is required from a person, but the plant will decorate the room for many years.

Dracaena grows at home up to 15 years. In this case, the evergreen grows with the top, and the lower part of the stem is exposed. The leaves, having worked out the prescribed period of a little more than a year, gradually dry out, leaving a scar on the stem. How to cut dracaena to get side shoots? The plant allows you to create new forms by shortening the shoots.

Principles for the formation of a dracaena bush

IN flower shop usually sell dracaena with ready-made ramifications. At the very beginning, when growing a young plant, a bush is formed from it in greenhouse conditions. It may consist of two or three branches. Is it possible to trim the dracaena in the future? You can form each branch separately on your own, getting a picturesque palm tree. All operations are carried out only on a healthy plant.

Trimming time

The stem of the dracaena is a structure in which dormant buds are arranged in a spiral along the entire length. This is what allows you to get seedlings, the beginnings of new branches on a cut made in any part of the trunk.

Planned pruning of dracaena is done during the active period of growth, when the best sap flow. There are times when the formation of a bush is needed urgently. For example, part of the stem broke off. Then the shortening should be carried out according to the rules, below the break point. Any pruning can only be effective on a healthy plant.

How to cut dracaena at home

When shortening the central stem, you need to consider a few points:

• top with green leaves should be in a zone of comfortable lighting, so the height of the trunk is calculated for the future growth of twigs and leaves;
• for the emergence of new shoots, it will be necessary to provide the necessary conditions germination of new shoots from dormant buds;
• all operations for the design of the correct cut, its sealing are carried out under sterile conditions.

You can use for pruning a plant that has 30 cm from the soil to the attachment point of the upper leaves.

Any part of a leafy or bare trunk is cut off. A remote site can be rooted by getting another copy of the dracaena. Cutting the dracaena for branching as an operation is carried out with a sharp knife without squeezing the tissues.

Once the top of the plant is cut off, it can be used to root the top, or cut into 7-10 cm shank, each of which is capable of producing a new plant. The requirement to cut only with a sharp knife and clean cuts is mandatory.

If the stem at the cut point is leafy, the leaves must be removed by 10-15 cm, exposing the trunk. Close the cut with garden pitch or molten paraffin so that the inner layer does not evaporate moisture and does not dry out. On the cut, the beginnings of new branches should form. They can be from two to five. But not all buds will grow. The number of new formations depends on the conditions in which germination takes place.

Simultaneous development of all new shoots is achieved due to uniform illumination. Dracaena must be rotated during germination and in subsequent care.

Germination conditions:

• treatment of the stem with water with the addition of a growth stimulator, for example, Epin;
• creating a damp moss cushion around the open cut of the cambium, the waxed part should be open;
• a plastic bag is tightly strengthened on top, creating a constant humidity of 75% inside;
• in the light at a temperature of 22-25 degrees, the plant is aged for a month.

It is important at this time not to open the cut point, not to remove the package, not to change the germination conditions. At the same time, the rest of the leaves require watering, the stem also needs to be moistened. Watering is carried out only by the bottom method, draining the remnants of water that has not been absorbed into the earthen clod. It is important that germination is carried out in the light.

As soon as the plant buds at the cut site, it is ready to continue development without additional shelter.

It is not necessary that new branches will develop from all hatched buds. Some will not have enough food, and they will wither. But you can cut the plant so many times, updating it and giving it a new shape.

If the plant has a bare stem, then it is completely placed in the bag after abundant watering. The package is not removed before the appearance of seedlings, so as not to disturb the microclimate. The plant is watered through the pallet.

When forming a bordered dracaena, seedlings can go along the stem anywhere. Then the palm tree will become multi-tiered.

Is it necessary to trim dracaena at home?

The plant looks well-groomed if it is regularly trimmed and shaped. Therefore, pruning is one of the mandatory operations for the care of dracaena. It happens that the plant develops deformed shoots, they should be removed. Then, instead of them, the plant will start up new shoots, more foliage is obtained, the plant takes on new forms.

Any areas with pests and diseases should be removed immediately to prevent infection of the entire plant. This operation is called sanitary pruning.