Hmm. When I winter mine, I bring them inside and give them the tiniest amount of water once a month. So I'm thinking it's something with the temps. How often and much do you water in winter?

Peter,

I have experienced something similar w a few of my plants usually going into the fall when they might start shedding leaves. What I find is that some of the leaves at the tip of the branches is reluctant to lose it’s leaves. If I leave those dying leaves on that do not want to drop, then I see the tip beginning to wither a bit and if left. It sometimes continues down the branch. I have been snipping/pinching these and all leaves off as they die for the last few years and it has made a difference in reducing this. Not sure exactly what it is and there has been much debate on the subject in other Adenium sites.

If I get any tip die back. I cut tip off below so good healthy tissue shows and seal w Waterprooof wood glue or Super glue.

Rick

Hi Pete, I’m not really sure what you mean....Maybe a photo would help.

Hi Pete, The photo is very helpful, and I think Rick makes some good points above. As we have similar weather issues at the moment, here’s my thoughts on the cause of your die back. I suspect yours may be caused by a combination of the colder then normal weather we are having + dehydration from keeping the plants dry. After seeing your photo I went outside and checked our collection over and found one small branch that had tip die back, but had already hardened up and stopped shrivelling. See photo below.

If we get die back in Winter, this is how it looks. Always on a tiny short branch, never on a thicker branch. (Notice that the other branches are unaffected.) This die back is usually caused by the cold and we just trim it off on a sunny day and let it dry. Problem solved.

Yours is different and is on thicker branches then mine and I can see that one of your branches still has leaves on the end and has flopped over. This makes me think dehydration. If you are keeping your plants bone dry then they need a drink. Even though it’s Winter, and I know you’re trying to avoid root rot, your plants still need some water. We give our plants a little water early in the morning on a sunny day about once a month just to keep them hydrated.

This could otherwise be root issues, either root rot or dehydrated roots being unable to supply water to the whole plant. If this is happening to a lot of your plants, that makes me think dehydration is more likely the problem. Either way, trim the bad bits off so it doesn’t spread further. Then you will need to make a judgement call on what you think is best for your plants, based on what you’re observing. Good luck :)

Thanks for the help i have given them a drink with seaweed solution to give them a chance i have been very strict with watering looks like to much after last year with mass root rot one again thanks for the input its a tricky one:×)

Peter - what type of soil is in your pots. I think the problem comes from the soil

Are you putting too much manure in soil?

No manure just the same stuff I've been using for years i cut the cow poo out last poting