After 25 years of traditional bonsai I have taken on both COCONUT and ADENIUM ... both as bonsai ... channels like yours on RUclips are great for learning techniques. Thank you for taking the time to post your projects. BTW, those roots you removed can also be pulled away from the main caudex and they will expand to make the caudex even bigger. The cool thing about Desert Rose is how many different things you can do with them. I envy the one your wife found for you!!!
I had a couple from HD and got hooked a couple years back and found an etsy shop that sold seeds. Now I'm drowning in dozens of 1 year old baby ademiums and have never been happier! Its really helped me come to terms with experimenting with pruning and root work now that I have "extras" cause I was always terrified mess anything up
Good to see so many people are growing these fantastic plants! I bought my first one in 1990, It was at a cactus green house in Dundas Ontario Canada, It was also a lot of growth on top and all the tater was in the pot. When I transplanted it, it was beautiful huge caudex that constantly flowered. Now I live in Victoria British Columbia and garden centers are getting them in every color imaginable! I just picked up a white flowering one grown from seed and not from a graft, It is good to be back at it!
@@h.mutawa866 That was lost years ago, but I do have three small ones that bloomed. A beautiful blood red one and now my white one is in bloom. My newest one will be a cream and red , kind of like a swirl ice cream. Too bad I can't post pictures here.
I just managed to find an absolute massive caudex at my local greenhouse. Normally they just have some small ones, but I spotted this monster in dormancy, very unassuming, in the wrong section. A very triangular shape from the top-down with three main tap roots. About 10" wide at the thickest part. Wider than it is tall. I pruned it, repotted it, and am gonna keep it warm throughout dormancy. Hopefully, when it begins to awake in the spring I'll have it outside to bloom (if Midwest weather permits).
I also look at the caudex because of the look of it. I just started to plant seeds. I hope they sprout. Started to look at deep rose videos and discovered yours.
I discovered the desert rose this year and I'm so glad I found your video! Very informative! I love that your a fellow Texan also! Hopefully you have a video on Ponytail Palms I need some pointers on how not to kill them!! Lol
Nice man. I had a few growing that started to flower but they all died over the winter. This winter I'll bring them inside or build a greenhouse. Keep us updated on your two.
Harry Potter reference: Mandrakes. They scream when lifted. I raise adeniums too and if I get a good caudex underground, I call it my little mandrake. 😂
Hello, thanks for sharing lots of great information. I am a Desert Rose fan too. I read that you are not sure about using cinnamon, but have you ever heard about using Titebond glue III to seal the plant after pruning?
It’s not necessary to break a pot. Use garden sprayer and screw driver to wash out all the soil and rocks. Keep rinsing until all the soil is gone the plant will come out and now trim off all the spaghetti roots. Dust with cinnamon and allow to sit in shade for a couple days before replanting.
I have a large desert rose. 4’wide x 3’ tall above soil. It is in a large pot. 24” at top. I had branches that we’re getting mushy and there is a small section about 20% of the roots that got mushy. I pulled it out of the pot and cut out the mushy sections and put it in my garage to dry out. we live in Southwest Florida with a lot of rain this time of year throughout the summer. We put cinnamon on all the bad areas that were cut out. Please help if you can.. I watched your video where you use the bonsai mix. Is there something I can fill the bottom of the pot to save money on the mix since the desert Rose is not that deep.
Hi my name is Brenda I recently purchased a desert rose however my leaves are dying on my Desert Rose here in Michigan I just use potting mix to plant my Desert Rose. is it shedding for winter or should I change the soil.? Also the bottom of the plant is getting a little soft.
You can keep it in regular potting soil if you can control the amount of water it’s getting. But up in Michigan it may be going dormant. I would bring it in and stop watering altogether until spring.
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After 25 years of traditional bonsai I have taken on both COCONUT and ADENIUM ... both as bonsai ... channels like yours on RUclips are great for learning techniques. Thank you for taking the time to post your projects. BTW, those roots you removed can also be pulled away from the main caudex and they will expand to make the caudex even bigger. The cool thing about Desert Rose is how many different things you can do with them. I envy the one your wife found for you!!!
Thank you! I love them so much!
I am up to 8 and from different growers but still learning how to care and grow them. Thank you for you tips.
Awesome!
I had a couple from HD and got hooked a couple years back and found an etsy shop that sold seeds. Now I'm drowning in dozens of 1 year old baby ademiums and have never been happier! Its really helped me come to terms with experimenting with pruning and root work now that I have "extras" cause I was always terrified mess anything up
Good to see so many people are growing these fantastic plants!
I bought my first one in 1990, It was at a cactus green house in Dundas Ontario Canada,
It was also a lot of growth on top and all the tater was in the pot.
When I transplanted it, it was beautiful huge caudex that constantly flowered.
Now I live in Victoria British Columbia and garden centers are getting them in every color imaginable!
I just picked up a white flowering one grown from seed and not from a graft,
It is good to be back at it!
That’s awesome!
How is your old adenium holding up? good blooms?
@@h.mutawa866 That was lost years ago, but I do have three small ones that bloomed. A beautiful blood red one and now my white one is in bloom. My newest one will be a cream and red , kind of like a swirl ice cream. Too bad I can't post pictures here.
I just managed to find an absolute massive caudex at my local greenhouse. Normally they just have some small ones, but I spotted this monster in dormancy, very unassuming, in the wrong section. A very triangular shape from the top-down with three main tap roots. About 10" wide at the thickest part. Wider than it is tall. I pruned it, repotted it, and am gonna keep it warm throughout dormancy. Hopefully, when it begins to awake in the spring I'll have it outside to bloom (if Midwest weather permits).
That’s awesome! Good find!
You should experiment with just leaving the thicker exposed roots to see how they grow out around the codex .
That’s a great idea!
I also look at the caudex because of the look of it. I just started to plant seeds. I hope they sprout. Started to look at deep rose videos and discovered yours.
I discovered the desert rose this year and I'm so glad I found your video! Very informative! I love that your a fellow Texan also! Hopefully you have a video on Ponytail Palms I need some pointers on how not to kill them!! Lol
😝 I killed my ponytail palm 😆
Nice man. I had a few growing that started to flower but they all died over the winter. This winter I'll bring them inside or build a greenhouse. Keep us updated on your two.
Hello from Wichita Falls Texas!! Was listening to Jason on Coghill he mentioned you so here I am!! ❤❤❤ New Sub 🌻
Thank you! Love Jason!
Amazing score and huge caudex!!! I hope we can see an update for this adenium in the near future!!! Thanks for the video and education.
Like your dog.
Harry Potter reference: Mandrakes. They scream when lifted. I raise adeniums too and if I get a good caudex underground, I call it my little mandrake. 😂
Yes!
❤❤❤ your videos
Hello, thanks for sharing lots of great information. I am a Desert Rose fan too. I read that you are not sure about using cinnamon, but have you ever heard about using Titebond glue III to seal the plant after pruning?
Drywall Tape works really well to cover the holes up.
Do you recommend covering the wound after pruning with anything?
You can. I use cinnamon usually. But you can also just not water it and keep it dry for a week until it heals up
Nice bud. I repotted one of mine recently.
It’s not necessary to break a pot. Use garden sprayer and screw driver to wash out all the soil and rocks. Keep rinsing until all the soil is gone the plant will come out and now trim off all the spaghetti roots. Dust with cinnamon and allow to sit in shade for a couple days before replanting.
oh i love jimbo's!
Sweet plant, love them
Awesome plant!!
Love the channel
No cinnamon after the cuts? I’m trying to learn about desert roses because I have some but they’re lanky.
I didn’t use it this time. I just kept it out of the sun and kept it dry for a week afterwards
I have a large desert rose. 4’wide x 3’ tall above soil. It is in a large pot. 24” at top. I had branches that we’re getting mushy and there is a small section about 20% of the roots that got mushy. I pulled it out of the pot and cut out the mushy sections and put it in my garage to dry out. we live in Southwest Florida with a lot of rain this time of year throughout the summer. We put cinnamon on all the bad areas that were cut out. Please help if you can.. I watched your video where you use the bonsai mix. Is there something I can fill the bottom of the pot to save money on the mix since the desert Rose is not that deep.
You could use gravel I suppose
I would look into my buddy Jerome from @thebonsaisupply. He has a video on dealing with rot on a desert rose
How are you adding nutrients?
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Hi my name is Brenda I recently purchased a desert rose however my leaves are dying on my Desert Rose here in Michigan I just use potting mix to plant my Desert Rose. is it shedding for winter or should I change the soil.? Also the bottom of the plant is getting a little soft.
You can keep it in regular potting soil if you can control the amount of water it’s getting. But up in Michigan it may be going dormant. I would bring it in and stop watering altogether until spring.
@@texasgardenguy thank you
Arabicums are much harder to find where I live, but I have 15 obesums 😎
Nice
If I just bought a desert rise that’s currently flowering of if I replant it in a pot will it stop the flowering?
Maybe but only briefly.
nice dog you have sir
Mandrake is what you were thinking of with Harry Potter.
Yes! Thank you!
You don’t have to put cinnamon where you trimmed? It looks great.
I didn’t on this one. I’ve done some more research and I’m not sure that it does as much as I thought it did.
Is that an obesum?
Why didn’t you wash that beautiful baby?
I don’t like to spray the roots. Any black soil that’s still on the plant will get washed off over time.