Horizontal palm tree

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  1. elo15e

    elo15e Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi there - I have a question to ask, which I'm hoping someone here can answer.

    I have a 'palm tree' - possibly a cordyline, or a dracaena? which is growing horizontally. It's currently doing deliciously scented flowers, so I'm leaving it be, but I'm wondering if there's anything that I should be doing, to encourage it to grow upright?

    Many thanks in advance for any answers! :)

    Claire
     
  2. Daisies

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  3. elo15e

    elo15e Apprentice Gardener

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    [​IMG] Ok - here hopefully is a picture!
     
  4. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Never seen a cordyline like that before.

    I think it might just be flowering before it dies.
    How well is it attached to the soil.
     
  5. elo15e

    elo15e Apprentice Gardener

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    It's fairly well routed Pete - it's been there for a few years - at least two.
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Well, its not doing what it should.:scratch:

    Just leave it and see what happens next:)
     
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    elo15e Apprentice Gardener

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    Haha! A disobedient cordyline! Just my luck. I shall do that Pete :)
     
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