How to prune ceratozamia hildae

Any time, only for fully dead fronds or dead stem bases. Cut fully dead frond petioles close to the caudex with clean, sharp loppers. For dead offshoots, use a pruning saw at soil level only if the stem is completely dead and hollow. Leave all green growth intact.

Rarely; once a year at most. Ceratozamia hildae (bamboo cycad) is a clumping, understory cycad requiring minimal pruning. Remove dead, brown fronds at the petiole base as they die back. Never cut green fronds. The multi-stemmed clumping habit may also allow removal of very old, dead offshoot caudices at ground level, but the main living clump should be left undisturbed.

Cut fully dead frond petioles close to the caudex with clean, sharp loppers. For dead offshoots, use a pruning saw at soil level only if the stem is completely dead and hollow. Leave all green growth intact.