I am seeking advice about a draecena in my front yard which is fast becoming out of place among the burgeoning numbers of natives that I am installing. i didn't think it would bother me this spindly plant nestled in amongst my grevilleas and the like but the sore thumb syndrome is becoming very apparent. But given that whilst I adore the scent of frangipani I am not enamoured with their appearance and draecenas have a similar look (though in their favour they never go bald )
Mind you if you were to drive past my place you might wonder why the reality doesn't match up to my description. however the big picture is all is in my mind's eye and I can picture the native flowers and all the foliage variations complementing each other and as I pan around I then see .....this ..........
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....Until 2 weeks ago I was happy for it to stay now I want it gone ASAP
I have spoken to a few nurseries but all say that it is not cost effective for them to extract it given the amount of time to dig it out and the cost of hire equipment. One chap said that he would need to dig it out in segments, plant them up and then wait a considerable amount of time for them recuperate before selling them. I could, and have, put it for sale in the local free ads. Then the extraction process got me thinking. Why could it not be possible for me to have a segmented draecena and use them in pots out the back.
So my question is how do I go about doing this. I have already used a shovel to break the roots about 1m from the trunk and applied a wetting agent and seasol. Splitting the trunk seems really drastic so how it the best way of doing this which minimises problems.
all thoughts and tips gratefully received