I’m growing a seed-grown plumeria with multiple branches emerging from the base, and I’m curious whether others have seen this in plumeria — particularly cases where it stayed that way as the plant matured.
Background:
Age: ~15 months
Received as a gift at ~13 months
Grown outdoors for ~13 months
In a climate-controlled grow room for approximately 2 months
No grafting, pinching, or pruning
Observations:
7 branches emerging from the base, all actively growing and leafing
An 8th small basal branch currently emerging
Visible basal rings on the trunk from the soil line to just above the lower branches
Photos:
Photos 1–6: Current condition (Dec 30, 2025)
Photos 7–9: Older photos from Dec 4, 2025 showing the base more clearly (foliage is now too dense). Arrows are for orientation only.
Photo 10: Nov 29, 2025 for earlier reference
Question:
Is this something that sometimes occurs in seed-grown plumeria, and have you seen examples where the plant maintained multiple basal branches long-term?
If you have photos or examples of similar plumeria, I’d appreciate seeing them.
by Lucichi
Comments are closed.