Trimmed the potato tree back down to 1" diameter branches, no leaves. One trunk is about 1.5' and the other 3' or so. It had been blooming nicely on new growth, just as it should, but the leaves were being eaten or severely troubled by something-- off with 'em. There is a bit of a sadist in me that enjoys radical surgery like this. A shrub can shaped for more fullness at a more desirable height, etc. The coming heat and rain of the summer will be favorable to a busty recovery. Time for some new pruning shears.
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| Pruned potato tree, notice the finely incised philodendron under orange in the corner |
Having taken the solanum macranthum down to a nub, I moved it way from the exposed corner and replaced it with a 5' macho fern with a bird-of-paradise in front. This same bird-of-paradise has a raucous bed of b. 'U402' growing at it's base, these little begonias do not want to stop blooming! It's a nice arrangement.
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| The result of a hard prune-- fullness and better shape |
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