Stumping/cutting back a plumeria tree – why and how
Stumping or cutting back a plumeria tree is done for a few reasons, usually it’s due to the tree getting too big and protruding into
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Dennis Schmidt
Stories and observations contributed to the Plumeria Care community.
Improving Seed Germination
Planting seeds is becoming more and more popular, there are several ways to go about this and there are things you can do that will
Naming seedlings, why you should wait
The flowers of the plumeria can change quite a lot over the first few years and not just from the heat or climate. To register
How I graft
There are many ways to do grafts and each has its own merits, my main graft is the slant or angle graft but I also do
Seed raising, the Paper Towel method
There are several ways to germinate plumeria seeds, I normally raise them in a mix in trays when doing bulk seeds but this is the method
An easy seed propagation set up
Growing plumeria seeds in the colder months is becoming more popular these days as it gives us something to do with plumies over winter. In
Growing Plumerias
Although there are general do’s and dont’s with plumeria, I recommend that growers continually try to experiment with what they do with their own trees
Using Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) with plumeria
Hydrogen Peroxide can be very beneficial in plumeria growing, especially with seeds and seedlings. I have been using it now for quite a number of
Starting seed pods by hand
Pollinating a frangipani/plumeria flower by hand. For those wanting to induce seed pods the following is a simple way to do it. To start with
Grafting with zip (cable) ties
On the farm in Australia we had a big problem with cockatoos landing on branches/tips we had recently grafted then when they jumped to fly