By Catchpole
United Kingdom 
after the bad winter the cordalines have began to shoot away again from the base at what height do I seperate from the old stem ,there are a few new shoots from the old plant fron 6" to 1 1/2 feet presently or can I leave them as they are , would I uproot the plant to cut off or slice off
26 Jul, 2011
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Volunteer is right!
I had seven of them, they all died, I left the roots in, but cut majority of the main trunk down leaving about 2 feet in the ground, the old trunk will eventually rot away as the center is very soft. Three of mine are growing back..
26 Jul, 2011
Cut down the main trunks as close as you can to the new growth, preferably at an angle to allow rain to run off. Best to remove as much as possible in this way, to prevent slime flux infection.
26 Jul, 2011
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26 Jul, 2011