How to prune rhapis multifida

Any time of year as dead fronds or leaves appear. Use clean, sharp pruners to cut dead or brown fronds at their base, close to the cane. Remove spent flower stalks at their point of origin. For any brown leaf tips, snip following the natural leaf shape rather than cutting straight across.

As needed throughout the year. Rhapis multifida (Finger Palm) needs only light maintenance pruning. As a slow-growing, multi-cane houseplant, the main task is removing old, brown leaf fronds from the trunk when they die. Cut cleanly close to the cane. Never cut green, healthy fronds short — the severed stem will not regrow. Occasional removal of spent flower stalks is also beneficial.

Use clean, sharp pruners to cut dead or brown fronds at their base, close to the cane. Remove spent flower stalks at their point of origin. For any brown leaf tips, snip following the natural leaf shape rather than cutting straight across.