Wrightia Religiosia - cutting turns cascade.

[greg27]

Cool vid, thanks for sharing

[KIRKY]

Stunning tree, thanks for the update DK, welcome back please do post once it is flowering
Cheers
Kirky

[kvan64]

Thanks for the comments guys. Susan, do you find one of the cascade WR familiar? It was one of the airlayers I made sometime ago.
Have a great day guys.

[melbrackstone]

Thanks for the video and the update. Love your tree! Made me remember mine, so I went out and did some directional pruning.

[KIRKY]

I do remember Kevin, all your trees are doing well. May I ask, do you find wiring difficult due being brittle. Also how often do you trim the growth and at what time to keep the internodes short?
Cheers
Kirky

[kvan64]

Yes Susan. They are quite bristle but we can work around that. What I do is stop watering them for about 3 - 4 days and gave the specimen a sun bath before starting the wiring process. This can make them very workable. At least this never failed me.
I only prune my wr twice a year - after flowering and when wiring them when they come into "dormant" and drop most of their leaves.

[KIRKY]

Thanks Kevin, will make sure to stop watering before I wire. Also I have read that you can make them flower again by removing the leaves later in the season giving them a second flush of flowers have you tried that? If so does it stress the plant by forcing a second flush?
Cheers
Susan

[kvan64]

Hi Susan. Where I came from, people grow them on the side of lakes and ponds and they have access to abundant water and nutrients. They flower more than twice a year. However, the first time after shedding all leaves is always more profuse. If they are bonsai in pots, this can be achieved with frequent yearly repotting. I have tried to induce profuse flowering with defoliating and high P + K feeding. The good thing is it's very hard to kill a WR tree unless you starve it from water for a prolonged period.
Cheers
DK