Schefflera Bonsai Pruning

Prune a schefflera plant with help from an experienced horticulturist in this free video clip.

Schefflera bonsai pruning. Strategically pruning a schefflera plant can encourage it to grow out as well as up and make for a denser more bushy shape. Trimming schefflera houseplants can be achieved by cutting off the tops of the tallest stalks about an inch 2 5 cm above the spot where the next leaf down is attached. Truly there are different varieties of plants in the schefflera family. Pruning a plant is done for several reasons.

This will give the plant ample spots at. Outdoors a schefflera can reach up to 8 feet tall but indoor plants require careful pruning to maintain a more manageable size. Prune a young schefflera to thicken the base. When trimming your plant back make sure to leave 2 to 3 nodes on each stem.

For making bonsai we can use the plant with bright green leaves schefflera arboricola which is more common. With proper pruning we can keep it as dwarfs in our garden. The large pieces you have cut off your plant would make great cuttings for propagating new plants. Usually the plant grows up to a height of about 10 to 15 meters.

Whether you are maintaining a potted plant or shaping an outdoor. Repetitive leaf pruning is needed to keep the huge leaves of the brassaia in control. When pruning a schefflera plant you want to pay very close attention to the inner nodes. Place a cutting with.

How to prune variegated schefflera arboricola reasons for pruning. Variegated schefflera can grow to a scraggly 10 feet.