pruning Anthuriums

From: Piabinha at aol.com on 2002.02.11 at 17:50:23(8188) hi all, is it possible to cut off all of an anthurium's leaves (for ease of shipment) and not cripple it? i have an unidentified bird's nest type plant that i bought as a seedling at a farmer's market. it's now huge and i wanted to ship or transport it but with those huge leaves sticking out in all directions, it is very difficult. could i cut off all the leaves and will it sprout again from the crown? tsuh yang

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2002.02.11 at 20:21:26(8189) Dear Tsuh Yang, I`d say yes, BUT---I`d cut off only about 1/2 or 3/4 off each of the topmost leaves, say 4-6 of them, or as many as you can leave on and still pack the plant, so that when re-potted the plant will have SOME green leaf-tissue (the basal portions of the leaves you left on) to help it in it`s recovery. Root trim the plant also. Good luck, Julius +More >>hi all, is it possible to cut off all of an anthurium's leaves (for ease of shipment) and not cripple it? i have an unidentified bird's nest type plant that i bought as a seedling at a farmer's market. it's now huge and i wanted to ship or transport it but with those huge leaves sticking out in all directions, it is very difficult. could i cut off all the leaves and will it sprout again from the crown? tsuh yang<<

From: Durightmm at aol.com on 2002.02.11 at 20:39:42(8190) I find that by cutting them severally is better. They will have respiration and it will be less shocking. New leaves will appear but having parts of all leaves is more effective Good luck. Joe

From: "Eduardo Goncalves" edggon at hotmail.com> on 2002.02.11 at 21:29:16(8191) Dear Tsuh Yang, Yes, it is possible to cut off all leaves of an anthurium specimen and still have a nice plant in six months or so. That?s what I did in every plant I brought from the field. Otherwise I would have to bring more or less 20 huge leafy Anthuriums in the plane! What a suitcase I would need! The only problem is that some species are rather slow growers. I have a plant of Anthurium thrinax I brought from Amap? state in August 2000 and it only has two leaves (the second one appeared two months ago)... Very best wishes, Eduardo. +More >From: Piabinha@aol.com >Reply-To: aroid-l@mobot.org >To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L >Subject: pruning Anthuriums >Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:50:12 -0600 (CST) > >hi all, > >is it possible to cut off all of an anthurium's leaves (for ease of >shipment) >and not cripple it? i have an unidentified bird's nest type plant that i >bought as a seedling at a farmer's market. it's now huge and i wanted to >ship or transport it but with those huge leaves sticking out in all >directions, it is very difficult. could i cut off all the leaves and will >it >sprout again from the crown? > >tsuh yang Eduardo G. Goncalves Laboratorio de Fitoquimica Depto. de Botanica - IB Universidade de Sao Paulo Caixa Postal 11461 - CEP 05422-970 Sao Paulo - SP - BRAZIL e-mail: edggon@hotmail.com edggon@ib.usp.br Phone: 55 11 3818-7532 FAX : 55 11 3818-7547 _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

From: Alektra at aol.com on 2002.02.12 at 03:19:08(8194) What about just tying the petioles together in a sheaf, and then just crumpling the leaves together with a cloth or paper wrapped around them? Even if the leaves arrive mangled, some of the photosynthetic apparatus will survive, and that will help the plant recover slightly faster. Just an idea. +More In a message dated 2/11/2 5:50:42 PM, Piabinha@aol.com writes: << is it possible to cut off all of an anthurium's leaves (for ease of shipment) and not cripple it? i have an unidentified bird's nest type plant that i bought as a seedling at a farmer's market. it's now huge and i wanted to ship or transport it but with those huge leaves sticking out in all directions, it is very difficult. could i cut off all the leaves and will it sprout again from the crown? tsuh yang >>

From: Krzysztof Kozminski kk at kozminski.com> on 2002.02.13 at 03:32:44(8196) On Mon, 11 Feb 2002, Julius Boos wrote: > I`d say yes, BUT---I`d cut off only about 1/2 or 3/4 off each of the topmost > leaves, say 4-6 of them, or as many as you can leave on and still pack the > plant, so that when re-potted the plant will have SOME green leaf-tissue > (the basal portions of the leaves you left on) to help it in it`s recovery. > Root trim the plant also. Why trim the roots? I can see how trimming the top helps a plant that lost some roots in transplanting (less evaporation preserves whatever water can be taken up by the remaining roots), but why would root trimming be of any help to a plant that lost its top is not clear to me... Curiously, KK +More ==================== "Microsoft is to software what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking" Krzysztof Kozminski kk@kozminski.com http://www.kozminski.com/

From: Piabinha at aol.com on 2002.02.13 at 03:46:22(8197) this plant's leaves are sticking out in all directions (as opposed to growing straight up vertically) so it's hard to prune it partially leaving some leaf material or to do it as you suggest. i have received some anth. in the past that were all pruned (only the stems and roots remaining) and they never put out new growth. but i guess it depends on the species and the plant. thanks for all your suggestions and replies. tsuh yang > What about just tying the petioles together in a sheaf, and then just +More > crumpling the leaves together with a cloth or paper wrapped around them? Even > if the leaves arrive mangled, some of the photosynthetic apparatus will > survive, and that will help the plant recover slightly faster. Just an idea.

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