Emersed tree? - Page 2 - Plant Physiology & Emersed Culture

ruki · 01-28-2007, 08:58 AM

This sounds like a really nice idea. Some of the dwarf schefflera (Schefflera arboricola) varieties are quite nice and do considerably more branching than the older ones. These have been used in bonsai style lava rock island plantings where the rock is in a small pool of water.

The varigated leaf varieties are much more difficult to root than the solid green leaved varieties. I raise a few cultivars in the ma mei (tiny pot) style.

Some more general info is at Schefflera Production Guide

schaadrak · 08-02-2008, 09:50 AM

I finally have gotten started on this project (sort of).

I've taken a cutting from a dwarf schefflera plant and got it rooted. I let it grow a few inches then severely cut it back and stripped any remaining leaves off and new branches have started to grow. Here's a few pics of the progress:

Here is the cutting after the severe pruning

Here are some aerial roots that are also shooting out of the cutting like crazy

Here's the "mother" plant that I took the cuttings off of. I love the aerial roots these things send off. This plant almost reminds me of a mangrove with the way the roots are structured.

Some more aerial roots coming off of "mother"

I'm going to let the cutting continue to grow until next spring after it's dormant period this winter. Then it'll get root pruned, attached to the rock, and transplanted into a much larger pot. I guess I'll update then