GigiPlumeria said:My experiment is about an article I read at Zenyr Garden that you can encourage branching without cutting by wiring/training the branches (bonsai like). Since I defoliated "Chickie" when I was trying to revive it, all stems are long and lanky with only few leaves and spent blooms are left on the tips. The branches are too new (growth this year) and if I prune Chickie, the branches will not be viable as cuttings. So here is what Chickie looks like now:
I will update a photo in 2 weeks if new growths will in fact grow from the leaf nodes of the bent branches. This is supposed to be safe process and faster growth of branches than pruning.
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