Cordyline conundrum

[elicokiz]

Hi folks

Just hoping for some good advice? we have several large multistemed Cordylines on campus which have been decimated by the cold weather:thumbdown:. the plants in question are about 10 years old so we dont want to lose their impact on the grounds unless its too late. Thought about removing damaged stems and sealing the exposed ends with wax to see if their are any dormant buds further down the branching framework which woluld be stimulated into growth ? Has anyone got similar problems or has anyone had previous experience of rejuvinating Cordylines?

regards

Dave

[renewablejohn]

In the past have removed rotting main stem to allow new shoots from the base. Then after 3 years cut back to a single shoot.

[Big-Al]

In the past have removed rotting main stem to allow new shoots from the base. Then after 3 years cut back to a single shoot.

 

 

Yeah cut back to good fresh wood and hopefully will sprout from there, as said above will go multistemmed so prune for a single stem if so desired.

[Kev Stephenson]

They will proably be multistemmed because they have 'died' before. As has been said cut them down to good 'wood' or within a few inch of the ground if you prefer and let them go again. You will get multistems.

[peckerwoo]

good post and replies

Recent topic on similar grounds highlighted the plight that the semi-hardy Cordys have suffered.

(I cant believe why in the 1st yr I failed to cover ours the temps were frequently below -10C?)

Hope it rejuvenates as it was dug up and replanted following our house move and it weighed a ton!