Another reason to prune Christmas cactus is to control its size. “An old plant can trail more than 2 feet,” says Hancock, adding that these plants can live for decades. Finally, gardeners may prune ...

Christmas cactuses are easy-going, tropical plants that grow well in most homes and rarely need pruning. But if your plant is overgrown or you want to create new cactus plants from stem cuttings, it ...

While Christmas cacti don’t have stems and foliage like many other plants, their segments can be cut and propagated in the same way. Take stem cuttings one to two months after the plant has finished ...

First and foremost, you're going to need a machete to cut back the dead tips. Rooted Right Plants, a Johnson City-based garden business, shared a "gardening public service announcement" last week to ...