How and Why to Prune Your Plumeria/Frangipani

Why would you prune your plumeria? In this video I share the two reasons and perform a demonstration:
1. remove dead/diseased wood
2. reshape
The location of your cut is key.
To stimulate new branches to emerge for a bushier plant with a lower profile make your cut a minimum of 2-3 inches inch above a leaf node or branch junction at a 45-degree angle.
To eliminate and prevent new branches, cut flush with the branch junction

[@MaginFloridaBlue]

Great video, thank you! When cutting the plumeria to increase branches, is spring best time or can this be done at any time of year. I’m located in South Florida in case it makes a difference. Thank you for your help! Short story, I decided this year to “net” my seed pods. I always seem to miss when they opened sooooo, I thought I’d catch 2 of them this year! I have numerous trees in my back yard! Well, then came the virus so I thought it would be a great idea to grow from seeds , did my research bought everything “they” Recomend, no problem- had nothing to do anyway so growing 99% of the seeds from the 1 pod which contained probably 50-60 seeds no problem right? . I figured some would not make it. WELL, that was NOT the case! I ended up with 45 healthy plumerias growing happily on my patio! After I re-potted all of them THIRD TIME I realize I needed a nursery to deal with all of them! Luckily I have wonderful friends that took about 25 off my hands. I started the seeds 4/25- in 3 months, they range in size from 2+ feet to over 3 feet tall! With a lot of them shooting branches also. 😳😳. Well, all I can say is lesson learned! I gave the other seeds from different pod away........it’s full time work but a labor of love! I can’t wait for them to bloom & see what colors I get! Sorry this was a bit long........ thanks for your help with my question!

[@stuartfact8361]

Cool video, living in FL, our plumerias never stop growing. It makes them long and lanky and susceptible to summer wind storms. This is the exact information I needed to make my pruning easier! Thanks for the great video!!

[@jacko3423]

I really appreciate when you mentioned about where to cut to encourage more branches.

[@mjgarrett9885ify]

The biggest plumeria tree i have seen was there stories talk diamond head beach park AKA shows .

[@mariewhitman8758]

After searching all over the internet, I finally found your video which answered all my questions. Thank you very much!

[@DaabigO]

I have plumerias. Lots of them. Not as many as you do, but enough where they make a statement in my yard. I have had them for 15 years. In all this time, I have only gotten three flowers. I'm sad.

[@suzannedavis1214]

I pruned my plumeria and it seems to be drying up. It does not seem to have rot as the base of the tree is still firm and a little bit green. I do not know what to do. I'm so sad as this plumeria was fabulous last year when it bloomed. My husband wanted it cut back because he said it was getting too large on our patio. It had 4 branches from the main trunk and I cut them all off as instructed about 4" from the main truck at a 45 degree angle. All had healthy tissue with the milky substance coming out. All of the cuttings I planted got mushy and died. On my original main tree the 4" branches just dried up and became hollow in the centers of the branches. Like the core milky area dried back. I cut them off. Now I just have the main tree and it is wrinkly at the top, but hard, and still firm at the bottom. The very top where the 4 branches were has been cut back to the main trunk. If I cut it back any further do I need to seal the trunk somehow to prevent it from drying out? I don't want to lose it. Suggestions?

[@christopherordonez8560]

Is there a limit of how far down you can go to cut? I missed this year's chance to cut as they are starting to bloom.

[@lynnellenmartin6688]

I'm growing plumerias in pots in north Tx. Learned a lot here.

[@KINGSTONSPRIDE]

I want to do a height reduction on my plumerias. It’s over 10 feet tall. Do I follow the same technique as the smaller ones in this video?

[@shegocrazy]

I have a plant that is 4 foot high with only one stem. Can I cut it down to 1 foot and try to propagate the top I cut off? Thanks

[@tahakabir1644]

Does applying insecticide spray damage plumeria? I mean I use Insecticide for my rose plants, can I also use the same on my plumeria?

[@lcglazer]

I'm new to plumeria (if not to gardening altogether), it seems Plumeria grow slowly, likes to mainly branch out new growth at each end in V or Y shapes, and only grows leaves at ends so the overall shape kinda looks like a palm tree. My new home has one that mostly a 7 ft 'V'. How do I make it put out more leaves and then flowers? Last year it had maybe several leaves at the top and no flowers. Will pruning it, say a foot or two, encourage it to wake up some?

[@tommy1434]

10 minute mark, cutting further down the trunk to stimulate new branching. Do you mean cut completely off or make a small cut to stimulate new frown at one of the nodes?

[@gracetrepte1707]

Best video I have seen on the considerations for cutting plumeria - Thank you! I was hesitant to cut mine in the middle of a branch and didn't know that this stimulates new nodes to grow versus cutting off at the juncture... I had no idea that you could cut much farther down the trunk as well, so long as there are nodes. And finally, to make sure the cut is 'clean' with no browning. This was immensely helpful! I now feel confident to cut my grandfather's plumeria that I received as a cutting years ago.

[@HelenAndRonny]

Do you have a video on how to re-plant large plumerias ? I have three large in one enormous pot, I would like to plant it out keeping the three trees together but I have zero experience. Thank you.

[@secretjuice6725]

Great video I learned a lot thanks

[@joellel3527]

I’m in the midwest and I have 3 plumeria in pots. They all have single stalks. Should I cut them back in the spring so they bunch?

[@daniellesingh8486]

Yes so helpfull. I have several non dwarf plumeria super lanky at 10ft and I'm looking to prune and spread them out to make a fuller tall wall along my driveway.

[@quiltnanc]

I have 2 potted plants I started from cuttings I bought in Hawaii. They are both leggy above a V. If I’ve got this right, I can cut 3” or more above the V for new growth and to keep a manageable size. Is that correct?