Plant Growing Too High

[smurfchops]

I left a question with this header a few days ago, I have now found out how to load a photo thanks to tatty rollox, perhaps someone will now be able to identify the plant and let me know if I can prune the top branch?? Thanks, especially to gardenknowin x

http://img488.imageshack.us/my.php?image=plant0013kf.jpg

[andyjevs]

The plant is a dracaena marginata and can be pruned back to whatever height you require. The stem that is to be pruned doesn't necessarily have to be pruned to a leaf joint...it can be pruned back to bare stem.

[smurfchops]

Thanks andyjevs, I want to prune the tallest branch back to the main stem, do I need to put anything over the joint to protect it, when it is cut? Hope this makes sense !!

[andyjevs]

Nope....just hack it back, it'll probably do it the world of good and you should get two or three small shoots come out from where you pruned it.

[smurfchops]

Thanks very much, I will take a deep breath and let you know the results !

[Robinia]

Wow that's impressive judiewudie! I'm off to Body & soul now though to see if anyone can help with a cricked neck! ;-)

If you put the cut off branch in water it might make roots but will take a long time (months).

[smurfchops]

Sorry about your neck robinia! Probably been sleeping in a draught .. Anyway on second thoughts I will ask my husband to cut off the branch in case it goes wrong .. coward aren't I? I don't think it would take root, it's like a tree .. lovely but getting too tall.