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Can anyone offer advise on a new Frangipani I have received. At present it
is in a small pot (it's a single stem around 35 cm's high with about 5
leaves, but lots of new shoots). Would it be best to leave it in a pot? or
plant it in the garden. I am in Melbourne.


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Can anyone offer advise on a new Frangipani I have received. At present

it
is in a small pot (it's a single stem around 35 cm's high with about 5
leaves, but lots of new shoots). Would it be best to leave it in a pot?

or
plant it in the garden. I am in Melbourne.


If it's the real tropical Frangipani it won't make it in Melboune
as an outside tree, way too cold, if it's the tree commonly known as a
native Frangipani, totally unrelated, you have to plant it out as it is a
tree that can grow really tall. good luck with it.


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"KH" writes:
Can anyone offer advise on a new Frangipani I have received. At present it
is in a small pot (it's a single stem around 35 cm's high with about 5
leaves, but lots of new shoots). Would it be best to leave it in a pot? or
plant it in the garden. I am in Melbourne.


They are tough. Either care for it in the pot for another two months,
then plant out in the cooler months, or just wait until there are a few
showery days forecast before you plant it out in the garden. Erect shade
over it when the rain clears, to protect from the sun until it recovers
from the move. Even if all the leaves fall off, I'm sure it will come
good next spring. Do expect all flowers to drop when you move it.

Are you sure that it does have roots? I put some cuttings into soil, and
12 months later when I went to plant them out I found they hadn't yet
sprounted any roots. They had been surviving on stored nutrients, and
sprouting some leaves, even.
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John Savage (for email, replace "ks" with "k" and delete "n")

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But whatever you do make sure you keep it on the dry side, especially during
the winter. They rot very easily.
Alwynne

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"KH" writes:
Can anyone offer advise on a new Frangipani I have received. At present

it
is in a small pot (it's a single stem around 35 cm's high with about 5
leaves, but lots of new shoots). Would it be best to leave it in a pot?

or
plant it in the garden. I am in Melbourne.


They are tough. Either care for it in the pot for another two months,
then plant out in the cooler months, or just wait until there are a few
showery days forecast before you plant it out in the garden. Erect shade
over it when the rain clears, to protect from the sun until it recovers
from the move. Even if all the leaves fall off, I'm sure it will come
good next spring. Do expect all flowers to drop when you move it.

Are you sure that it does have roots? I put some cuttings into soil, and
12 months later when I went to plant them out I found they hadn't yet
sprounted any roots. They had been surviving on stored nutrients, and
sprouting some leaves, even.
--
John Savage (for email, replace "ks" with "k" and delete "n")



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