How to prune dracaena volkensii

Spring for any structural reduction; dead-leaf removal any time. Remove dead leaves by pulling or cutting cleanly at the stem junction. For height control, make a clean horizontal cut across the cane with sterilised pruners — multiple new shoots will sprout from just below the cut.

As needed; structural cuts rarely. Dracaena volkensii requires very little pruning indoors. Tidy up by removing dead or browning leaves at their base. If the plant becomes leggy or outgrows its space, cut the main stem back in spring and it will regenerate from the cut point. Routine pruning is not necessary.

Remove dead leaves by pulling or cutting cleanly at the stem junction. For height control, make a clean horizontal cut across the cane with sterilised pruners — multiple new shoots will sprout from just below the cut.