Welcome LJ, I am looking forward to seeing your plant. Tons of experience around this forum to help you with your Adenium inquiries!

Tracy

I didn't know how to put this on the original post so I commented it. Thank you guys for the support and advice.

Sorry for the low quality pictures. My phones camera kinda sucks. I saw a little shoot by the base of the branch but it shriveled up.

It looks to be a young seedling, under a year old. I would probably not raise it to expose the caudex at this ripe age. The first 3 years are the rapid growth period for A. obesum, then it slows down. I would keep the caudex buried beneath the soil for at least the first couple years to encourage it to get fatter.

What is your climate like?

Tracy

LJ,. Nice tree. Pinching would be done on seedlings. With this tree it would be pruning that would be done. This is all a matter of each of our preferences. You can make it produce a number of branches where you would like to see it grow for shape.

The "nodes" [(old leaf scars) where leaves had been before]. This is where new branches will be produced.

As long as the tree is receiving strong light from 360 degrees around, it should produce branches from multiple places.

Not sure what climate you are in and therefore unsure as to your growing season. Pruning is usually done when trees are actively growing. It can be done anytime, but my preference is at the onset of new growth.

Rick

Tracy thanks for the advice I'll go cover it right now.

Rick I want a more branches where should I prune it

Oh and I live in Hawai'i so there's sun a lot. My plant is in my back porch and the sun just shines over there. It's pretty hot

Thanks guys I'll cover up the caudex then maybe I'll prune it. I'm pretty nervous about cutting it though. I don't know if I'll do it today. Could you guys decide how I should cut it? Thanks again

LJ I worry that this seedling isn't showing signs of new growth. If not actively growing I wouldn't prune it right now. Did you just get it home? Perhaps this is why the leaves have fallen off?

Tracy I did just get this seedling last week. I'll wait until you think it's good to prune it. I covered the caudex

this is my first adenium that I got. I had it for about 2-3 weeks now. When I first read about adeniums I got super excited and would research in it as best as I could. I read about pruning and root organization and I liked the idea that I could take care of something and make it exactly the way I want it after couple years. So I bought this one and I tried to organize its roots. I read somewhere that you put the roots radial so they grow out, but when I tried I felt like I was going to kill my plant so I just put it back. I also read somewhere that you could cut the branches to make more grow. So I cut the branches. I was getting worried and impatient because the remaining leaves turned yellow one by one then they all fell off but then new growth came. I was so happy. This experimenting made me want to buy more and more. That's why I got the other adenium last week. I want to get adeniums like you guys. The fat caudex and all the branches. So I really appreciate it when you guys reply and give me advice. Thank you so much

Hi L.J,

I do not know where you live however here in Australia you normally re-pot, raise, prune, get rid of the grotty exposed etc. in mid to late spring when the weather is warming up and the D.R. is coming out of hibernation. Remember they like fertiliser - a granular one that is around 12 % nitrogen. Mine have a tea spoon roughly every 4 weeks. The one below is about 4 yrs old and will be lifted and the roots above ground removed. Maybe a new pot next year.