Mussaenda- how severe can it be pruned?

QuestionI have two pink Mussaenda that stand about 5ft. They are looking near death.. they both have one main trunk approx 3 1/2 dia. I am wondering how much I can trim them back and how? at a node above a node? doe

arecas

QuestionHey Nick, I live in south west fl. I have some arecas that got frost bitten, just on the tops. Should i leave them alone or cut them back to the stalk? Will they come back or will this harm them? Thanks Stan

Fallen Queen Palm Tree

QuestionWe have a 15-20 Queen Palm that fell over at the root base 2 days ago. The trunk has split at the base at one side, but the roots have not come out of the ground. We raised the tree attempting to

Mass Cane Houseplant

QuestionQUESTION: My plant looked fine when I bought it and then re-potted it a little over a month ago into miracle grow soil. i have a screened in porch that gets evening sun and have been putting it out whe

Queen Palm Got Too Cold

QuestionWe have a 20 queen palm in the atrium of our house. We had a house fire and have been trying to save the tree as we rebuild our house, trying to keep it warm and watered through this process. I d

pygmy palm tree

QuestionRecently we were away on holidays and came back to a completely dried out pygmy palm tree. Can I cut it right back to start fresh. All the branches feel dried out and brittle. Thank you Sandy AnswerHi Sandy

areca palm with freeze damage

QuestionIve already cut all damaged fronds back to the trunk but I dont know how to identify what part of the bamboo-like trunk had damage if any and what to do with them? AnswerNow it is time to be patient, you ha

foxtail palm bent frnd

Questionwe just planted many new palms in the backyard about 1 week ago. we returned home this afternoon to find that on the base of one of the large fronds on our 7ft foxtail palm to be bent/snapped but still hangi

BROMELIAD

QuestionNick, I have a new bromeliad I purchased for my wife from a Lowes Store and I see from the tag it says it is everlasting. It also recommends low light It is in a 6 terra cotta and the blossom is still flat a

remove banana tree

QuestionI live in South Florida. I have MANY banana trees in several areas on my property. I would like to REMOVE an area of banana trees to grow something new. How do I remove (for good) not just the babies, but th

Bird of Paradise Leaves

QuestionI have 2 plants..One is in a pot outside my front door, the other is still in the nursery pot. I do let them dry out before I water them. The first one had a flower and a small bloom. After the flower died

Plumeria Pruning

QuestionHi Nick - I live in Huntington Beach and I have about 5 plumeria plants that have been in the ground for about 3 years, they grow fantastic and are currently dormant. I wanted to cut a couple of them because

Cataractarum Palm

QuestionHi Nick, I recently bought a Cataractarum Palm and the leaves are turning yellow/brown and it has brown spots on the leaves. It also has some white on the leaves, but it looks like it was sprayed with someth

King Palms Trunk Split

QuestionI have a few king palms inside of my backyard, i live in ventura county in california. they have a crack up their trunk around 4-5 feet, maybe a 1/2 at the widest. the trees appear to be doing fine solid ro

mass cane plant freeze damage

Question mass can Hi there! I live in Houston, TX. We had a harsher than usual winter and two freezes wiped out my tall mass cane plant that lives on my very shady patio. Since we are clear and free of m

Houston Queen Palm Freeze Damage

QuestionI have three 30 foot queen palms behind my pool that are around 8 years old. They have been very healthy in the past but look terrible after our freezes this winter. Are they likely to survive? AnswerSteve,

Is my pygmy date palm dead? (pics inside)

Question Pygmy Date Palm I live in Houston where we just experienced the worst winter I can ever remember in my lifetime. I trimmed the brown off a week ago. Couple of more pics: Fronds pulled easily out of the

Crotons/Ixora

QuestionHi Nick, We moved to Venice just in time to have an exceptionally cold winter. With no experience with the local plants, I have several questions. 1-Our crotons look totally lifeless. Wh

white things flying around at work

QuestionHelp please. I have a few plants at work, a Croton from FL. a Plumaria, and a Poinsettia plant from a few years ago at work and I am in NC. I brought the Croton and the Plumaria in for the winter

repotting pony tail plant

QuestionI just bought a pony tail plant. It looks clean and health so far. I have it sitting in front of a window with Eastern exposure and receives full Sun until about 1 PM. When I looked under the plastic p