Understanding Ti Plant Care
Ti plants, or cordylines, are a beautiful addition to any garden and can make an eye-catching centerpiece in your outdoor space. If you’re looking for a tropical touch to your landscape, then the ti plant is definitely worth considering. Although they aren’t particularly difficult to care for, pruning them correctly will ensure that they stay healthy and look their best. Here we’ll discuss how to go about pruning a ti plant correctly so that it stays lush and full of life.
Pruning Time
The ideal time for pruning your ti plant is when it is actively growing during the spring or summer months. This will help ensure that the new growth has enough energy from sunlight and water to properly replace whatever you remove in the process of pruning. You should also avoid pruning during periods of extreme cold since this could potentially cause damage to the leaves or stems of your plant.
What To Prune
When it comes time to actually begin cutting back on your ti plant there are several areas you should focus on: dead branches, yellow leaves, overgrown shoots, and crossed branches all need attention if they present themselves while inspecting your tree before beginning any sort of trimming project.. Dead branches should be removed at the base level where they sprout from the main trunk; yellow leaves indicate root problems which can be corrected with proper fertilizer applications; overgrown shoots may simply be trimmed back until desired shape is achieved; finally crossed branches must either be separated with hand shears carefully or allowed room between them by removing one entirely if necessary (this only happens after varied attempts have been made).
Tools Needed
To properly maintain a healthy ti plant you’ll need some basic gardening tools such as hand shears (for smaller twigs), lopping shears (for thicker limbs), garden gloves (to protect hands from prickles/thorns), disinfectant spray bottle (to keep cuts clean) ,and pole saws(for higher reaches). Make sure all blades are kept sharpened as blunt ones tend not only cause more trauma but also encourage disease spread due lacken cells unable close fast enough! Additionally fertilize every 6-8 weeks using slow release granules with balanced nitrogen content appropriate size potting soil container .
