How to prune agave toumeyana

Any time, as needed when leaves die back. Using thick gloves and bypass shears, cut dead or desiccated outer leaves flush to the base of the rosette. Avoid cutting green, healthy leaves.

Rarely — only as dead leaves accumulate. Agave toumeyana rarely needs pruning. Simply remove dead or damaged outer leaves at the base with clean, heavy-duty shears as they appear. Never cut the central rosette — this is a monocarpic plant that flowers once and dies, so there is nothing to shape or rejuvenate through pruning.

Using thick gloves and bypass shears, cut dead or desiccated outer leaves flush to the base of the rosette. Avoid cutting green, healthy leaves.