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michele bul
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My bird of paradise was hit with some freezing temps. this past winter. How can I cut of the dying leaves. The stalks are still green.
Plants: 1 | From: saint marys | Registered: Apr 2006  |  Seeded: 69.21.88.104
weezie13
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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2

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Triss
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BoP's do well with pruning. I would just take the dead leaves off at the base of the stalk but not take the entire stalk off unless it is dead as well.

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Plants: 30076 | From: Washington, the state that is... | Registered: Aug 2004  |  Seeded: 66.235.45.83
Deborah L.
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Yep, that's what the gardeners do here to the complex's BofP's. Ours are huge giants, and I watch the men cut off the dead outside stalks and anything ugly. They cut at the base of the stalks.

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Plants: 1772 | From: Southern California, USA | Registered: Feb 2006  |  Seeded: 207.200.116.139
   

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