How do I cut offshoots from the Christ thorn?
The Christ thorn is quite cut compatible. You can prune it practically anytime. However, a cut is particularly recommended in spring. If you want to get the plant into shape, then take this opportunity to cut cuttings for propagation.
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If you only want to specifically cut offshoots, then do this in spring as well. Choose some vigorous healthy shoots, from which you cut head cuttings about eight to ten centimeters in length. It is imperative that your tools are clean and sharp so that you do not unnecessarily injure the plant or transmit disease.
Carefully wrap the interface with kitchen paper or put some charcoal on it to dry it. Remember that the milky sap is just as toxic as any other part of the plant. It can cause severe irritation and should therefore not touch your skin.
How do I care for the offshoots of the Christ thorn?
Let your cuttings bleed for a while in a container filled with water and then let them dry slightly for a few hours. Then put the cuttings in pots with potting soil or a mixture of sand and cactus soil.
After about a month in a warm place, they should be well rooted. Keep your cuttings evenly moist during this time. Later, you shorten the tips of your young plants above the fourth or fifth leaf so that they branch out better.
The essentials in brief:
- Cut cuttings about 8 to 10 cm long
- use sharp and clean tools
- Dry the interface with paper towels or charcoal
- Let the cutting “bleed” in water
- then dry slightly
- put in potting soil or a cactus soil-sand mixture
- place warm
- Rooting time: approx. 30 days
- stimulate branching if it develops well
Tips
To get nicely branched plants, you should prune your young Christ thorns, then they will form new shoots and grow bushier.
