(excerpt from Photo/History page for Tropical Hibiscus project:
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| April 10 |
Removed the "sacrificial" branch & the Hibiscus immediately rewarded me with new growth from the stump left behind. I took the branch because it was foliating, instead of back-budding on the trunk & branches...as you can see now, that problem is solved. There is new growth from both branches & the main trunk.
If you've followed this project, you know that it's one-big crapshoot, starting with my predilection for "projects" & cheap raw material. Quite frankly, I'm more than a little surprised that this strategy is working out better than I expected.
He's only been in this pot for 2 months, but I would like to downsize again, however, I don't want to interfere or inhibit the foliage..I've been hearing about using growboxes & that may be the solution for this tree.. I need to do some research.