Oncidium with Wrinkled Bulbs

[jessegranger]

Okay perfect! I will go get some tomorrow morning and start treating both my phal and my oncidium! Thank you so much I will update with pictures

[Corsetière]

You can get the kelp from Repot Me.com. Super thrive is good too, which I've found at local nurseries.

[NYCorchidman]

Originally Posted by jessegranger

Ok, I did the test and I did not see any green roots. There were a few that were green at the top but not all the way down to the bottom. What can you tell from this picture about the roots?? I'm worried now :/ The plant had a beautiful bloom spike and flowers and now it continues to shrivel after repotting. (Also I think the pot I replanted it in was much too large so I am moving down a size or two)

It is only partially true. Only new roots that look super clean white turn green when wet.
Some older light tannish colored roots may also turn slightly green, but many old living roots do not turn green when wet.

The best way to tell is to feel them. Completely dead and dry roots may break off very easily when gently pinched. Dead roots tend to be very hollow to the touch both wet and dry. also, they come off (peel off) easy when pulled.

Leaving these old roots are important because they continue to serve the plant and new roots are generated form the old roots as well.

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Your oncidium might sulk for one season due to heavy root trimming, but as new growth makes lots of new roots, and some old roots also make new roots off of them, your plant should be fine.
It just takes some time.

I would also stake the plant firmly so it doesn't wobble while it establish itself all over again.

Good luck!

[jessegranger]

Ok. I think there are some good roots on there but I went ahead and ordered Dyna-Gro K-L-N Rooting Concentrate to assist the roots even further and to build a better root system in general. Hopefully this will sustain the plant! I appreciate all the help and suggestions!!!

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

It is only partially true. Only new roots that look super clean white turn green when wet.
Some older light tannish colored roots may also turn slightly green, but many old living roots do not turn green when wet.

The best way to tell is to feel them. Completely dead and dry roots may break off very easily when gently pinched. Dead roots tend to be very hollow to the touch both wet and dry. also, they come off (peel off) easy when pulled.

What he says is true, and it was the reason why I told you to perform both the wet test and the pull test, not one or the other.

Originally Posted by NYCorchidman

Leaving these old roots are important because they continue to serve the plant and new roots are generated form the old roots as well.Your oncidium might sulk for one season due to heavy root trimming, but as new growth makes lots of new roots, and some old roots also make new roots off of them, your plant should be fine.
It just takes some time.

I would also stake the plant firmly so it doesn't wobble while it establish itself all over again.

Good luck!

Agreed.

[Orchid-gurl]

Originally Posted by jessegranger

Ok. I think there are some good roots on there but I went ahead and ordered Dyna-Gro K-L-N Rooting Concentrate to assist the roots even further and to build a better root system in general. Hopefully this will sustain the plant! I appreciate all the help and suggestions!!!

I was wondering if the KLN helped and did the bulbs plump up again. ? I had complete root rot on one of mine and i did the superthrive on it and i got roots in 4 days ,pic will show the result in 4 days. After that week it slow growing . now i got the KLn root concentrate. Came in mail today it was frozen. So dunno if it lost some of the hormones, because it was frozen.... ok just checked the same guy. did super thrive on feb 1st 2016 . feb 4 had few new roots just checked him have like at least 12-15 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch roots .

[estación seca]

Orchid-gurl, your plant will probably root and grow just fine. Those are nice healthy roots.

[Orchid-gurl]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Orchid-gurl, your plant will probably root and grow just fine. Those are nice healthy roots.

Since i been here u always give me some nice positive reply. you are great. thank you.. New pic, of the root it has much more

[No-Pro-mwa]

I had one like this and some where I have a thread on it. I wish I would have written down exactly when I started. I put it in spagh and bag first then moved it into a fruit cup it bloomed last year and I have re-potted it in small pot and it is growing a new growth and roots now again. Oh and it's an Onc intergeneric (sp) also.

It will just take some time but it's fun to watch it come back.

[bil]

Well, I have had an oncidium type come back from ZERO roots, not even a couple of dead ones! Just stuck it in fine bark and pretended there was nothing wrong with it.

IMO, it does't relly matters how bad the roots are, it has a chance. dmage the leaves/pbulbs, and it's most likely screwed.

I don't stake, because with my shallow pots that won't work. I just use three rocks, and take them away when the roots have grown.