How to prune corn plant

Spring for any structural cane cuts. Trim brown leaf tips with scissors at an angle that follows the leaf's natural taper. To reduce height, cut the main cane straight across — two or more new shoots will emerge from below the cut. Remove yellowed leaves by pulling firmly downward.

Rarely for structural work; trim brown tips as they appear. Corn plant rarely needs pruning beyond trimming brown leaf tips or cutting overgrown canes back to control height. Like all dracaenas, it will resprout from a cut cane. Remove yellowed lower leaves by hand. Structural pruning is infrequent — once established, this plant is largely self-maintaining in the right conditions.

Trim brown leaf tips with scissors at an angle that follows the leaf's natural taper. To reduce height, cut the main cane straight across — two or more new shoots will emerge from below the cut. Remove yellowed leaves by pulling firmly downward.