Pruning Desert Rose Adenium

How you prune a Desert Rose is up to you. It depends on what the shape is and what form you want it to grow into. Some grow with tall massive trunks and the stems are pruned very short Others may have many long skinny stems twisting through each other. You get the idea – it’s a matter of taste.

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STEPS TO PRUNING

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Make your cuts at an angle 1/4 – 1/2in above a node or the half-moons. I think the stems look better when cut at an angle.

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If you do a hard pruning (taking the stems down to 4-5? above the trunk), you probably won’t have to do it again for a few years.

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You can do light pruning or 2 throughout the season if need be.

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Bring your Desert Rose indoors when the evening temps dip below 50F to overwinter. They can go back outside in spring when it warms up.

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Adeniums bloom on new growth. Pruning will stimulate that growth & bring on more flowering.

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Pruning Desert Rose Adenium

How you prune a Desert Rose is up to you. It depends on what the shape is and what form you want it to grow into. Some grow with tall massive trunks and the stems are pruned very short Others may have many long skinny stems twisting through each other. You get the idea – it’s a matter of taste.

STEPS TO PRUNING

Make your cuts at an angle 1/4 – 1/2in above a node or the half-moons. I think the stems look better when cut at an angle.

Pruning

If you do a hard pruning (taking the stems down to 4-5? above the trunk), you probably won’t have to do it again for a few years.

Pruning

You can do light pruning or 2 throughout the season if need be.

Pruning

Bring your Desert Rose indoors when the evening temps dip below 50F to overwinter. They can go back outside in spring when it warms up.

Care

Adeniums bloom on new growth. Pruning will stimulate that growth & bring on more flowering.

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