Cordyline Palm tree major prune spring UK

[@tommythejoiner]

Thanks Roy, I live in St Ives Cornwall and I’ve loads of palms that are very tall and leafy your clip has now given me the confidence to Prune them back

[@rogthegardener1]

St Ives! how lovely .. Cornwall is like 'Cordyline heaven' ! I would wait another month or two before doing a major prune in case we get a cold snap .. mine in the video have put on some lovely new growth since pruning - good luck please keep us posted with your progress!

[@tommythejoiner]

@ I’ll keep you posted, February is usually our coldest month Hope you’ve had a great new year 🙏🏻🥂🍺

[@rogthegardener1]

@@tommythejoiner thanks, you too!

[@michelod.i.y.5202]

Fab video, thanks for posting 😊

[@rogthegardener1]

Thank YOU Mr Michelo - looking forward to more from your channel soon?

[@robsx4280]

Will be doing mine next week (was the Chamerops turn today) thanks for tips. The cuttings should grow, I gave some to a neighbour here in West Sussex 2 years ago and all 3 have rooted and are growing well.

[@rogthegardener1]

Thanks - I hope ours will grow too ... Might be doing a chamerops tomorrow 🙂

[@steveknight3020]

Hi great video , would I still be able to cut back this time of year June 26th 2024 would it damage doing it in summer thank you in advance 😊

[@rogthegardener1]

Yes, but .. The main issue (for me anyway) is that the plants natural response to a prune like that is to put on lots of fresh new growth (ours in the video has just started producing new shoots just beneath where I cut it) by cutting in early spring the new growth has plenty of time to mature / toughen up before winter and any potential frosts… if you cut it back now the new growth may not start until September and into autumn which could mean you have vulnerable soft new growth in winter … which might be a problem in a cold winter … in a mild winter it should be fine though … so it’s not the summer cut back that could cause a problem it’s the new growth in winter could be frosted … does that make sense?

[@steveknight3020]

@@rogthegardener1 thank you so much for all the information and that’s very clear, we are in north Devon and winters can be milder but occasionally very cold too, all the best cheers 👍

[@mwc6397]

What type of saw are you using? I have 2 x 10ft cordylines and thinking of pruning next spring. Never had flowers

[@rogthegardener1]

@@mwc6397 hi, thanks for your comments, I have just replied to your other comment with some questions, so of which I can now see the answers to 👍😀 It’s called a pruning saw, a few different makes available. The one in the video was made by Fiskars, I find it particularly good and it can be connected to a telescopic handle which is very useful for higher branches. The branches I cut back in the video are already producing 5 or 6 new shoots, so the plan seems to be working!

[@richardwillow2119]

Very interesting video thanks. Has the cordyline started to regrow after you cut it back? I’ve got three cordyline’s which are 20 feet approx and could probably do with reducing in size. Probably a job for spring next year. Many thanks Richard

[@rogthegardener1]

Hi Richard, thanks for your comment, no signs of new growth yet, but it is early days…got loads of Cordyline flower spikes around the garden though😊

[@rogthegardener1]

New update we now have several new shoots - looking really strong - update either by video or some pics on our community section of our channel

[@richardwillow2119]

@@rogthegardener1 thanks for yesterday’s reply Roger. I look forward to seeing your update 👍

[@carolevickery]

Will the cut off pieces of the cordyline root if planted?

[@rogthegardener1]

Hi, thanks for your comment, in my limited experience … no not yet, I did try with some of the shoots I cut off in this video, most have died, but a few are still ok but no roots … If I do succeed I’ll do an update video 😀👍

[@rogthegardener1]

Hi, thanks for your comment, in my limited experience … no not yet, I did try with some of the shoots I cut off in this video, most have died, but a few are still ok but no roots … If I do succeed I’ll do an update video 😀👍