Friday, November 13, 2009

Can you cut the stalk on a blue agave while it's trying to bloom and keep the plant from dying?

Don't prune any trees, shrubs when trying to bloom. Pruning promotes new growth, promoting new growth after the tree/shrub has fully bloomed (leaves have fully developed) is ok. But not while it is flushing, the tree/shrub is using stored energy to flush the buds. The tree/shrub is not producing "food" if there are no leaves on it. The leaves are where photosynthesis takes place to produce "food". So pruning prior to that uses up the stored "food" energy that would normally be used for leaf flush.





Pruning stimulates now growth of shoots and woody parts. It is ok to prune after leaf flush to promote new growth but let the leaves develop first.

Can you cut the stalk on a blue agave while it's trying to bloom and keep the plant from dying?
No, an agave is like a long-lived annual -once it's bloomed, it is suppose to die.





It is done with its life cycle.
Reply:NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NEVER EVER trim a tree or shrub while it is in bloom. if you dont kill it it wont be happy. the best time to trim anything is in early spring or late fall.

rene

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