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trevor70 bournemouth, United Kingdom Aug 12, 2007

my plant has grown to over 10ft with new shoots at the base how do i cut it back without damaging it.

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plantladylin (Zone 1) Aug 12, 2007

You should be able to take woody stem cuttings and pot them up for rooting new plants. It should not damage the mother plant to do this. Here's the Plant Files Info for one of the Swiss Cheese Plants:

http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/83931/

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Anaid San Antonio, TX Aug 18, 2007

Trevor70
Can u post a pic? Im curious cuz I recently obtained one and I want to see what I can dream I will be looking forward to.
Thnx

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Aug 18, 2007

You can also click on the link that plantladylin posted, I'm sure there are several pictures in the Plant Files entry

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WeeNel Ayrshire Scotland, United Kingdom Aug 18, 2007

Cut the top off your cheese plant just above a leaf, the height you want, it will obviously regrow more new leaves, when you cut, it will send a white milky sap from the cut, to get the top cut piece to root, you will need to fill your pot with indoor plant compost, add a cane, then remove a couple of bottom leaves, let the white sap stop flowing, (wipe it away) then insert the new plant to root, remember to tie the new plant to the cane for support, it should root in about 6 weeks, better if you can cut the top off that has some aerial roots to insert into the compost for quicker rooting to take place, remember to water as required and dont sit in full hot day sun or the leaves will burn and dehydrate quickly. Good Luck. WeeNel.

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Anaid San Antonio, TX Aug 18, 2007

No 10 footers in that group of pics :o "oh nooooooo-"

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