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Dragon Tree Setting a Spike for the First Time

Fouquieria

By Fouquieria
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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Fouquieria Proficient

Fouquieria

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One of my Dragon trees is getting ready to bloom for the first time.

Dracaena_draco.jpg

-Ron-

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Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Ronaldo,

Cool! How big is the draco? Age? can you show a pic of the entire tree?

Geraldo

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Fouquieria Proficient

Fouquieria

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Jerry, the tree is about 6-7 feet tall. I was kind of surprised because I have another one on the cul-de-sac that is about a foot taller and that one has shown no indication of blooming yet. This one is on the hillside along the main pathway below the house and I was concerned about it getting tall enough before it starts to set side brances. On another forum they told me that the tree will continue to grow even below the point of branching. I originally planted it when it was about four feet tall so it's been there about six years. I'll see if I can post an image tomorrow. As it is, I'm quite happy about this still.

-Ron-

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Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

BigFrond Mentor

BigFrond

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Nice! I love this tree. I have seven of these guys. Five were grown from seeds.

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Ron, the flowering causes the growing point to die. So it will not continue to grow after it flowers. It is like a monocarpic palm. However instead of it being death to the tree, the plant will start up with new growing points from just under the flower stock. The exciting thing is you will soon learn the shape of your tree for the future. The first branching is the most important by far. I have one with 4 branches that shaped the best. I have another that went into 6 and looks lopsided. I have another that has 9 branches and it is really congested. Once you start seeing the buds I would see if that is where you want a branch. If not, keep breaking them off. If you let them grow and cut them later, it has an unnatural look and will not heal with 'new wood'.

Anyway, not sure if you knew all this or not. Just wanted to correct the comment they continue to grow even below the point of branching. They do not. Some of the tree aloes do. Once it branches and starts growing, you will not see any new growing points popping up below.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

MattyB Grand Master

MattyB

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Great info Len, thanks.

Matt Bradford

"Manambe Lavaka"

Spring Valley, CA (8.5 miles inland from San Diego Bay)

10B on the hill (635 ft. elevation)

9B in the canyon (520 ft. elevation)

Jeff Searle Grand Master

Jeff Searle

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  LJG said:
Ron, the flowering causes the growing point to die. So it will not continue to grow after it flowers. It is like a monocarpic palm. However instead of it being death to the tree, the plant will start up with new growing points from just under the flower stock. The exciting thing is you will soon learn the shape of your tree for the future. The first branching is the most important by far. I have one with 4 branches that shaped the best. I have another that went into 6 and looks lopsided. I have another that has 9 branches and it is really congested. Once you start seeing the buds I would see if that is where you want a branch. If not, keep breaking them off. If you let them grow and cut them later, it has an unnatural look and will not heal with 'new wood'.

Anyway, not sure if you knew all this or not. Just wanted to correct the comment they continue to grow even below the point of branching. They do not. Some of the tree aloes do. Once it branches and starts growing, you will not see any new growing points popping up below.

Len,

Your becoming quite the expert. I'm actually starting to listen to you now. :)

Searle Brothers Nursery Inc.

and The Rainforest Collection.

Southwest Ranches,Fl.

Fouquieria Proficient

Fouquieria

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Thanks for that information Len. I think I'm going to try and keep it down to four initial stems.

-Ron-

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Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Ron, I will take pictures of mine so you see what I mean. The one with 4 came out in great symmetry.

  Fouquieria said:
Thanks for that information Len. I think I'm going to try and keep it down to four initial stems.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Expert? Thanks for the insult!

  Jeff Searle said:
  LJG said:
Ron, the flowering causes the growing point to die. So it will not continue to grow after it flowers. It is like a monocarpic palm. However instead of it being death to the tree, the plant will start up with new growing points from just under the flower stock. The exciting thing is you will soon learn the shape of your tree for the future. The first branching is the most important by far. I have one with 4 branches that shaped the best. I have another that went into 6 and looks lopsided. I have another that has 9 branches and it is really congested. Once you start seeing the buds I would see if that is where you want a branch. If not, keep breaking them off. If you let them grow and cut them later, it has an unnatural look and will not heal with 'new wood'.

Anyway, not sure if you knew all this or not. Just wanted to correct the comment they continue to grow even below the point of branching. They do not. Some of the tree aloes do. Once it branches and starts growing, you will not see any new growing points popping up below.

Len,

Your becoming quite the expert. I'm actually starting to listen to you now. :)

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

freakypalmguy Grand Master

freakypalmguy

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I've never tried it, but was told that if your grab all the leaves in the center and twist untill they come out it will cause the tree to branch as well. Anyone heard of this?

Matt in Temecula, CA

Hot and dry in the summer, cold with light frost in the winter. Halfway between the desert and ocean

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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This is an old nursery trick to get them to branch earlier.

  freakypalmguy said:
I've never tried it, but was told that if your grab all the leaves in the center and twist untill they come out it will cause the tree to branch as well. Anyone heard of this?

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

BigFrond Mentor

BigFrond

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Yes, very good info Len. Thanks! My two big ones are 4 to 5 years behind Fouquieria's

George Sparkman Veteran

George Sparkman

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Len is the Dragon Master.

Here is another flowering Dragen Tree in the first picture.

d.draco1.JPG

In the second picture you can see the effect flowering has on growth habit.

Draco 1 on the left is the one flowering now and is close to eleven feet tall.

Draco 2 on the right flowered 2 years ago and developed four heads that have to

share the overall energy.It is only about seven feet tall.

Two years ago they were both the same size and I had kept them (after selling a bunch of others)

as a matching pair for my own garden - well that did not work out.

I wanted them to flower for the first time at about seven feet of trunk - one did.

d.draco2.JPG

Happy growing,

George Sparkman

Cycads-n-Palms.com

Happy growing,

George Sparkman

Cycads-n-Palms.com

LJG Grand Master

LJG

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Easy George! Don't make me order you another #49 from the Lucky Pho.

  George Sparkman said:
Len is the Dragon Master.

Len

Vista, CA (Zone 10a)

Shadowridge Area

"Show me your garden and I shall tell you what you are."

-- Alfred Austin

BS Man about Palms Grand Master

BS Man about Palms

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I just saw "I Love Pho" by the DMV. New place to try.?

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

"The great workman of nature is time."   ,  "Genius is nothing but a great aptitude for patience."

-George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon-

I do some experiments and learning in my garden with palms so you don't have to experience the pain! Look at my old threads to find various observations and tips!

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