Can someone please help me! My milk tree cactus is not do...
4” pot with drainage
Last watered 9 months ago
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That is what mine looked like when I first rescued her, and now she’s thriving so there is hope! In my picture you can see where her rough patches were. I see yours is quite far from a window, is that right, 10 feet? Mine is happiest in direct sunlight, like at least 3-6 hours a day if not more! Does she still have gnat killer sprayed on her? If so, maybe put her under a grow light if you have one and not full sun yet so there’s no sunburning happening, but if she’s free and clear, give her lots of sun. That is my only advice as a non-professional plant person, so someone else might be able to elaborate. Good luck!
I didn’t on mine and got lucky, but since yours is still so little, I would actually prune at least some of the dying part off. Don’t remove too much though, or you might shock your plant. Removing around 1/3 is a good starting point if that’s feasible. If it’s still a healthy plant, it should be able to send out new growth. HOWEVER this can be hard and tricky because the milky sap can cause skin and eye irritation (and it’s a bit poky.) So you’ll need to wear gloves and perhaps eye protection, and if you have animals or children make sure they can’t access the sap during/afterwards. I found this guide to pruning African Milk Tree that looks pretty legit to me, I’d encourage you to read it before you start pruning. https://libanswers.nybg.org/faq/410673