[header] How to prune dracaena [title] Prune your plants in the spring before they hit the growth period. [step] From april to may, your dracaena plant comes out of rest mode and gets ready to go into the blooming season. Pruning your plants before they hit the growth period keeps them healthy. 
This also makes it easier to shape the plants into your ideal look. [substeps] While you can prune your dracaena whenever you'd like, this helps encourage new, healthy growth.