Actually, oleanders are just as wide as tall shrubs, which can grow up to five meters in good growth conditions - of course not if it is kept in a small bucket. The shrub develops several trunks by nature, which become bare from below with increasing age. This development is usually prevented with a regular taper pruning. However, you can also take advantage of this by raising the shrub to a standard.

The oleander is a particularly pretty trunk

Raising an oleander shrub to a high trunk - instructions

To do this, you first need a young oleander plant, whose root ball you carefully divide into several pieces - each part should receive exactly one shoot and enough roots. Plant the individual pieces of oleander in a bucket with a suitable substrate and water them well. Place the pot in a light and warm place and water the young oleander trunk regularly. But the upbringing to the standard is not over yet:

  • Think about how tall you want your oleander trunk to be.
  • Cut off all side shoots and runners below the desired base of the crown.
  • Now shape the crown by first shortening all the shoots accordingly.
  • The outer shoots should be shorter than the inner ones to get a nice crown shape.
  • To make the crown nice and bushy, you can also pull the individual shoots apart with the help of cords.
  • For this purpose, attach the cords to the shoots, as well as to the trunk.
  • Don't tie them too tightly, though, as they're supposed to stay on the tree for an entire season after all.
  • As a result of this measure, the shoots grow more laterally than upright.
  • In the period that follows, pay more attention to any new side shoots or offshoots
  • and remove them in time.

Otherwise, the self-grown oleander standard is pruned just like any other oleander bush.

Care for the oleander trunk properly

Oleander is a very high maintenance plant that should be watered and fertilized regularly during the growing season. In the hot summer months, the oleander can be watered daily and supplied with a good flowering plant fertilizer (€10.47) at least once a week. Young oleanders should also be repotted once a year, older specimens every five years.

tips

Since oleander is not hardy, it must be cleared into cold but frost-free winter quarters before the first frost.

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