How to cut your dracaena

This plant reaches for the light

Dragon trees get along well in partially shaded to light locations, but they should not be in direct sunlight. They survive even in rather dark locations in the room, as long as some indirect daylight penetrates the leaves. However, dragon trees "stretch" as Houseplants towards the light, so that the green leaf crown can tilt to the side. To counteract this effect of the lack of light felt by the plant, you can simply turn the dragon tree a little regularly in the pot. Another effect of a rather dark location is the increased length growth of the thin “stem”, as the plant tries to grow towards the sun. Copies of the dragon tree that are so tall are perceived by many people as relatively unaesthetic and "bald".

This plant tolerates radical pruning

Other plants often only have a future as compost if all their leaves are removed. On the other hand, you can easily remove the dragon tree with a sharp, clean one

Secateurs at the desired height with a horizontal cut cut off and he'll be back just below the interface very soon new shoots form. The cut should be kept as small as possible and possibly with it Tree wax(€ 18.62 at Amazon *) or carbon dust sealed. A radical pruning is sometimes the best and only means of reducing one Maintenance errors suffering dragon tree with brown leaves to save.

The added value of shortening

Trimming a dragon tree can serve several purposes:

• promoting a compact Growth
• the Multiplication by Cuttings
• the branch of the dragon tree, which is otherwise often perceived as "lanky" in shape

Make sure, however, not to overdo it when cutting head cuttings and, if possible, shorten the dragon tree no more than every two years.