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title: "This is the before and after pruning my Bonnie, and all the spider…"
description: "This is the before and after pruning my Bonnie, and all the spider pups I'm propagating. So excited."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/4DR7Wsm98diUefUU78OooP"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "River"
published: "2025-03-14T18:13:46.037455Z"
language: "en"
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# This is the before and after pruning my Bonnie, and all the spider…

_Posted by River on 2025-03-14_

This is the before and after pruning my Bonnie, and all the spider pups I'm propagating. So excited.

![Attachment 1 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qK14CgyLuemKIaknU2HdkL41l-Z_6wur5ROmrXni-wE/6VpFWJ-aRM6md9PSJf0ssg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qK14CgyLuemKIaknU2HdkL41l-Z_6wur5ROmrXni-wE/lhSqeL15S_udk44tniSUig.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 3 of 3](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/qK14CgyLuemKIaknU2HdkL41l-Z_6wur5ROmrXni-wE/DlAUOxG_TlSAuYzD5rjGLg.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### Amy commented on 2025-03-15

Nice haircut! How long did that take? Looked like a lot of work

#### River replied on 2025-03-15

Probably 2 hours. It was quite the project.

### Jneyman commented on 2025-03-16

Does that much pruning at one time not shock the plant? New plant mom and I did a big prune on a dracaena that struggled after and I was told Maybe I shocked it. Is that maybe plant specific?

### River commented on 2025-03-16

Yes it is plant specific. Spider plants can be stripped of the pups because it doesn't impact the main plant.

### River commented on 2025-03-16

Splitting plants that actually cut into tissue can shock a plant if it's too aggressive.

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