Just got this from marketplace. It had a tray under the pot, which I’ve just removed after we’ve had lots of rain.
Any advice on restoring it back to its glory?
What do you mean by glory, I guess? As long as it’s not currently rotting, you’ve got a great plant. It’s huge and nicely grown, but has been slightly coddled–the presence of so many leaves means that it’s been either indoors, or has been outside with a decent amount of water and just enough light access to prevent etiolation. I’d make an educated guess that it was previously in the shade and grew towards the light directionally instead of upwards as it normally would if given full access to the sun up above. This sidewaysness can only be fixed by some trimming back and regrowing from scratch, or by manually staking it upright. Re-introducing it to strong light will encourage upwards growth, though that’s not a given that it’ll self-correct at this age, and you’re likely to stress it badly and cause a lot of leaf drop given how well it’s been treated so far. Honestly with this type of ornamental plant I’d try to just emulate the conditions the previous owners had it in and stake it. The leaves don’t grow back after they drop, and it’s probably going to take effort to re-acclimate it without causing some damage.
yours_truly1917
That’s a beast
CymeTyme
You can probably throw a few long bamboo stakes in there and strap around the plant for a while until it fixes itself to stand straight on its own, then remove the stakes and ties. It may bleed some white Euphorbia latex when straightening, but that’s not a real issue itself.
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What do you mean by glory, I guess? As long as it’s not currently rotting, you’ve got a great plant. It’s huge and nicely grown, but has been slightly coddled–the presence of so many leaves means that it’s been either indoors, or has been outside with a decent amount of water and just enough light access to prevent etiolation. I’d make an educated guess that it was previously in the shade and grew towards the light directionally instead of upwards as it normally would if given full access to the sun up above. This sidewaysness can only be fixed by some trimming back and regrowing from scratch, or by manually staking it upright. Re-introducing it to strong light will encourage upwards growth, though that’s not a given that it’ll self-correct at this age, and you’re likely to stress it badly and cause a lot of leaf drop given how well it’s been treated so far. Honestly with this type of ornamental plant I’d try to just emulate the conditions the previous owners had it in and stake it. The leaves don’t grow back after they drop, and it’s probably going to take effort to re-acclimate it without causing some damage.
That’s a beast
You can probably throw a few long bamboo stakes in there and strap around the plant for a while until it fixes itself to stand straight on its own, then remove the stakes and ties. It may bleed some white Euphorbia latex when straightening, but that’s not a real issue itself.