The tags on these 4 " short pots say that the seeds for these two Boswellia serrata plants were sown back on February 21, 2007.
This plant has a couple of braches poking up from beneath the soil's surface and another starting out atop of this plant's caudal-like base.
The other plant also has a swollen base with a couple of small roots heading down underground,
but is showing very little if any active green growth up above at the moment.
However, once the plants were unpotted, I was surprised to see the root systems these plants were quietly growing in their small pots.
These plants can be propagated from tubers that they produce underground - there is a small tuber in the bottom left corner of the photo below.
This tuberous root system grew to the bottom of its pot and then began to branch out.
Now when I repot them, I can take advantage of the thickened roots by raising a good portion of the root above the soil level and allowing it to convert into a fully functioning trunk.
If any one is interested in growing any of the 19 Boswellia species, I would highly recommend getting a copy of Jason Eslamieh's Cultivation of Boswellia to help with the differing in culture needs of each species.
dvg
This plant has a couple of braches poking up from beneath the soil's surface and another starting out atop of this plant's caudal-like base.
The other plant also has a swollen base with a couple of small roots heading down underground,
but is showing very little if any active green growth up above at the moment.
However, once the plants were unpotted, I was surprised to see the root systems these plants were quietly growing in their small pots.
These plants can be propagated from tubers that they produce underground - there is a small tuber in the bottom left corner of the photo below.
This tuberous root system grew to the bottom of its pot and then began to branch out.
Now when I repot them, I can take advantage of the thickened roots by raising a good portion of the root above the soil level and allowing it to convert into a fully functioning trunk.
If any one is interested in growing any of the 19 Boswellia species, I would highly recommend getting a copy of Jason Eslamieh's Cultivation of Boswellia to help with the differing in culture needs of each species.
dvg
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