Plumeria Trunk Rot from Drip Irrigation: Cut and Propagate

Water Killed the Base

Drip irrigation added for roses kept plumeria (Plumeria) too wet. Rot at the 3-ft base girdles the trunk.

Salvage Plan

1. Cap the drip line to plumeria.
2. Take 6″+ cuttings from healthy branches.
3. Root cuttings in perlite (standard method).
4. Cut parent below rot; hope for basal regrowth.

Lesson

Plumeria and roses have opposite water needs. Never share an irrigation zone.