Hello, I've been directed here by a friend.
I have a Cordyline Australis which is approx 11ft tall, with a 6ft spread.
This summer, it produced a flower spike from the top. The flowering is
finished, and has left small green pods, inside which are some black seeds.
Is it possible to grow new plants from these and if so, how?
I'm considering changes to my garden for next year which would mean the
Cordyline must go. It seems a shame to just cut it down, so I wondered if it
would be transplantable if I could find a buyer?
Any advice appreciated
--
ßôyþëtë

"BoyPete" wrote in message
...
Hello, I've been directed here by a friend.
I have a Cordyline Australis which is approx 11ft tall, with a 6ft spread.
This summer, it produced a flower spike from the top. The flowering is
finished, and has left small green pods, inside which are some black
seeds.
Is it possible to grow new plants from these and if so, how?
I'm considering changes to my garden for next year which would mean the
Cordyline must go. It seems a shame to just cut it down, so I wondered if
it
would be transplantable if I could find a buyer?
Any advice appreciated
--
ßôyþëtë


As I hear it, if you wish to transplant a tree, you must dig a circular
channel around
it one year, cutting off the surface roots. More will form around the base
of the tree,
so that when you come to transplant it the following year, it has a stock of
fine roots
near its base, and the final loss of the roots directly under the tree
shouldn't be too
much of a shock. I suppose an impermeable barrier would be needed to wrap
around the circular channel in year 1, to stop roots spreading back out, as
the channel
would need backfilling to minimise the risk of the tree falling over.

Andy.

"BoyPete" wrote ...
Hello, I've been directed here by a friend.
I have a Cordyline Australis which is approx 11ft tall, with a 6ft spread.
This summer, it produced a flower spike from the top. The flowering is
finished, and has left small green pods, inside which are some black
seeds. Is it possible to grow new plants from these and if so, how?
I'm considering changes to my garden for next year which would mean the
Cordyline must go. It seems a shame to just cut it down, so I wondered if
it would be transplantable if I could find a buyer?
Any advice appreciated

You can grow new plants from the ripe seeds if there are any left after the
Starlings have finished eating them. I have a self sewn seedling growing in
a pot of lilies.
You may have a problem when you say it has to go. The roots go down to it's
native country and they will shoot up again from these. You might consider
using a "Tree Killer" like SBK on the roots.

When we had a wall made our builder dug down approx 2/3 ft and chopped the
roots off there on a plant about 5ft tall. When I came home from work I saw
the uprooted plant, which was just a crown of leaves on a stump, and
replanted it somewhere else, it survived and is now a magnificent specimen.
The original roots then sent up another plant after two years.

--
Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London

andrewpreece wrote:
"BoyPete" wrote in message
...
Hello, I've been directed here by a friend.
I have a Cordyline Australis which is approx 11ft tall, with a 6ft
spread. This summer, it produced a flower spike from the top. The
flowering is finished, and has left small green pods, inside which
are some black seeds. Is it possible to grow new plants from these
and if so, how?
I'm considering changes to my garden for next year which would mean
the Cordyline must go. It seems a shame to just cut it down, so I
wondered if it would be transplantable if I could find a buyer?
Any advice appreciated
--
ßôyþëtë


As I hear it, if you wish to transplant a tree, you must dig a
circular channel around
it one year, cutting off the surface roots. More will form around the
base of the tree,
so that when you come to transplant it the following year, it has a
stock of fine roots
near its base, and the final loss of the roots directly under the tree
shouldn't be too
much of a shock. I suppose an impermeable barrier would be needed to
wrap around the circular channel in year 1, to stop roots spreading
back out, as the channel
would need backfilling to minimise the risk of the tree falling over.

Andy.

Ouch! That sounds like a lot of work. Thanks
--
ßôyþëtë

Bob Hobden wrote:
"BoyPete" wrote ...
Hello, I've been directed here by a friend.
I have a Cordyline Australis which is approx 11ft tall, with a 6ft
spread. This summer, it produced a flower spike from the top. The
flowering is finished, and has left small green pods, inside which
are some black seeds. Is it possible to grow new plants from these
and if so, how? I'm considering changes to my garden for next year which
would mean
the Cordyline must go. It seems a shame to just cut it down, so I
wondered if it would be transplantable if I could find a buyer?
Any advice appreciated

You can grow new plants from the ripe seeds if there are any left
after the Starlings have finished eating them. I have a self sewn
seedling growing in a pot of lilies.

So, I sow the green pods, or should I let them dry out. Or sow the black
seeds inside?

You may have a problem when you say it has to go. The roots go down
to it's native country and they will shoot up again from these. You
might consider using a "Tree Killer" like SBK on the roots.

When we had a wall made our builder dug down approx 2/3 ft and
chopped the roots off there on a plant about 5ft tall. When I came
home from work I saw the uprooted plant, which was just a crown of
leaves on a stump, and replanted it somewhere else, it survived and
is now a magnificent specimen. The original roots then sent up
another plant after two years.

That's a bit worrying, cos I want to put a pond where the tree is now.
--
ßôyþëtë

"BoyPete" wrote ...
Hello, I've been directed here by a friend.
I have a Cordyline Australis which is approx 11ft tall, with a 6ft spread.
This summer, it produced a flower spike from the top. The flowering is
finished, and has left small green pods, inside which are some black
seeds. Is it possible to grow new plants from these and if so, how?
I'm considering changes to my garden for next year which would mean the
Cordyline must go. It seems a shame to just cut it down, so I wondered if
it would be transplantable if I could find a buyer?
Any advice appreciated

You can grow new plants from the ripe seeds if there are any left after the
Starlings have finished eating them. I have a self sewn seedling growing in
a pot of lilies.
You may have a problem when you say it has to go. The roots go down to it's
native country and they will shoot up again from these. You might consider
using a "Tree Killer" like SBK on the roots.

When we had a wall made our builder dug down approx 2/3 ft and chopped the
roots off there on a plant about 5ft tall. When I came home from work I saw
the uprooted plant, which was just a crown of leaves on a stump, and
replanted it somewhere else, it survived and is now a magnificent specimen.
The original roots then sent up another plant after two years.

--
Regards
Bob (reposted this as it didn't appear
the first time ??)
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London