my desert rose

Thought I'd post a pic of mine and add my two cents to the discussion  
I've been growing this one for a little over 12 years now and treat it much the same way as bcs has said.
This is the first decent pot for this one, as previously it was grown in deep terracotta pots to gain girth in the caudex...which was slowly raised every couple of years at repotting. Incidently, I repot mine at the end of Autumn into a real free draining mix and water it  minimumly until Spring. Then, early Summer I prune in a similar fashion as stated.
This particular "tree" lost everything in a hailstorm about 4 years ago The large scar in front was where the main trunk extended from the caudex...the trunk now, was a back branch in the original design. It will take a while, but in time it''l fade.
It's got the primary branches where I want/need them, it's just the ramification and canopy development to take care of now. Mine, I envisage, won't be a sumo dimensioned tree...more structured in a sense.
There's a couple of great ones out there on the net that's for sure. I'll try and find a pic of the particular one that got me inspired.

                                 Cheers!
                                 Anthony

geo wrote:Yes,it is the outer fiber of the fruit,before you get to the nut and the milk.I have to watch the amount.Very water retentive.

I've not used it, but folks in S. Florida told me it didn't last in a pot for very long.