Pruning a Leggy Bamboo Palm (Chamaedorea)

Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea) with 7-foot bare stalks: each stalk has a single growing tip. Cutting it kills that stalk. Prune tallest stalks to soil line to trigger new basal shoots.

Method

1. Use sharp pruners.
2. Cut selected stalks at soil level.
3. New shoots emerge from soil with fronds at base.
4. Takes time to fill in.

This is the only way to reduce height and encourage fullness. No branching occurs on cut stalks.