hi all 

Bwaynef put me onto this site, i have been looking around a fair bit and i think it is quite a nice site with people who have constructive critisism and opinionate their thoughts well, its good to see this

i have this clerodendrum inerme, it is a triple trunk and i have been loving this tree, i was only shown them about 3 months ago and aquiring this and another about a month an a half ago it has gone from a bare trunk to a tree that is filling well

i will stop blabbering and post some pics thanks for looking people

a little update i have carved out the triple trunk some and it needs to be sulphered, i am also showing one that is still in development but coming along nicely, it is going on a rock so that will be ready in the next year sometime

hi wayne

yes they are quite fast growers, i still want more in my collection as i only have two, i do stay ontop of them but i could leave them be for a while before working on them they are a really good tree i beleive as they reduce leaf really well and the development is fast so good for beginners to see quick results, i know they have another name you might know them by i will get back to ya with it.

as for branching an bifuricating they dont exactly branch off but that back bud and grow out at internodes so it allows to make good padding that i am developing on both. i will get some close up shots of it if i can get a clear pic.

cheers mate

just a quick update. its come along quite well, we are not far from spring coming on in a month or so and this one is already pushing strong growth again!

hi wayne,

yes this is six months of progress give or take a few days they are a highly under used species here in Australia, i have another in my collection that is root over rock, started at the same time as this bare trunk, it is now nicely developed like this one and the roots are clinging nicely to the rock of my other one, i will post that up when i get the chance.

clerodendrum or escambron as you guys in America might know them as are an unbeleivable species, they are very fast growing, take very well to wiring or clip and grow, they respond extremely well to pruning by throwing new shoots out every where in a couple of weeks after a chop back. they strike rate of cuttings is excellent, i have struck 4 inch cuttings with no rooting hormone, leaf reduction is honestly that straight forward an operation it can be monotonous sometimes, when in the ground and left to there own devices the leaves can get up to four inches long by one inch wide, the smallest i have gotten mine down to so far is 3/8 of an inch by 1/8.

they are a very thirsty tree, i had to ad zeolite to the mix to keep it a little more moist then other trees in my collection, they also love food! i fert. every 5 days with these guys in a 100% inert mix.



jamie