Tajuan,
Glad that you found this site. No babbling is too much or discouraged. We all are guilty of doing this and probably always will. As you can see, here it goes.
KD has some very remarkable adeniums and everyone here is willing to assist or learn from each other. Her tree is a good example of a cutting grown tree. This is what makes it so appealing that we share our experiences. At least it is to myself.
Yes, the spraying with most insecticides and then exposing them to sunlight, can do alot of damage to the leaves. Fortunately they recover. I spray in morning and leave in a shaded spot, then spray down with plain water after 1 or 2 hours. Then they are safe to go back into sunlight.
I am not familiar with any adeniums from root cuttings and have heard many state that they do not usually produce a great caudex.
On the other hand. Over time (years) the trunk will gain circumference, as any tree or plant would with becoming more aged.
With our Adeniums we are usually raising them over the years, exposing their "root system" a bit each time. The root system becomes larger and we raise it, now we have what was called a root system, is now the caudex. This could be confusing for someone first becoming familiar with adeniums or many caudiciforms.
Rick
