Potting, Assembly, and Shaping Your Silk Plants

Congratulations!  You are now the proud owner of an original creation from

Silk Plants Canada.

We have made the plants(s)as compact as possible for shipping, therefore, you may have to rearrange some of the branches or leaves of the trees and/or plants in order to have your greenery looking as natural as possible.  Please note that you may also adjust the branches or leaves of the trees and or/or plants ensuring that your greenery is esthetically pleasing to the area(s) that you are placing them in.

 

Potting

Most of our products come with an artificial terra cotta pot with a bag of real moss. Simply place your plant, tree or palm in the terra cotta pot top with real moss and place your new plant in it's new home.

Assembly

Most palm trees come with fronds, and a trunk with frond openings.  As a general rule, smaller fronds go towards the bottom, and larger (longer) fronds will go towards the top to get maximim height and to achieve maximum width. (i.e. Areca Palm, Bamboo Palm, Kentia Palm, etc.)  whereas the Phoenix Palms, may have a single frond “head” which simply plugs into the top of the tree trunk.  It’s a great idea to refer to original product picture on the internet when assembling your artificial tree for reference. 

Shaping

There will be minimal amount of shaping.  However, you may shape the branches by starting near the trunk or main stem and working your way to the end of the frond or leaf, gently bending as you go, creating a slight downward curve on the lowest branches of the plant to a slight upward angle toward the top branches.  By slightly staggering the tips around the branch of you silk plants, your tree will have a fuller look.  Again, referring to the original item picture will help greatly in this process.

 

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