This is how you stimulate new shoots

The growth of the dragon tree is influenced by the location

In particular, dragon trees with dark green leaves can only tolerate Locations with relatively little direct sunlight. But is the location too darkso it can not be too ugly on occasion hanging leaves come, but that Height growth also accelerates. This results in a relatively tall and narrow habit of the plants over time, as these often consist of only one continuous, unbranched stem with a leaf crown at the tip. So that these leaves do not align laterally in the direction of the incidence of light, you should ideally have a dragon tree with everyone to water turn a little.

Shorten and branch the dragon tree

If you want to influence the growth habit of the dragon tree towards more dense branching, you can usually do this with a targeted one cut cause. To do this, with a little courage, you can easily take a sharp one

Secateurs at hand and cut the trunk of the dragon tree horizontally at the desired height. As a rule, form below this interface after just a few weeks new shootsso that there is sometimes a double or triple branching. The upper part can be left to dry for a day at the interface and then used as a Cutting for the Propagation of the dragon tree to use.

So cuts can be cared for

As a rule, it is not absolutely necessary to supply the interface in a dragon tree in a complex manner. However, you can use the following substances Diseases to prevent the plant wound and excessive drying out of the stem:

• special Tree wax(€ 18.62 at Amazon *) as a wound closure agent
• candle wax
• Coal dust