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title: "Pruning asparagus fern: any recommendations? I want it to not put too…"
description: "Pruning asparagus fern: any recommendations? I want it to not put too much energy in getting too tall too quickly"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Maya"
published: "2026-01-06T03:18:58.366127Z"
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# Pruning asparagus fern: any recommendations? I want it to not put too…

_Posted by Maya on 2026-01-06_

Pruning asparagus fern: any recommendations? I want it to not put too much energy in getting too tall too quickly

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## 1 comment

### DavidCO commented on 2026-01-06

When mine grows those crazy long vines without any leaves on them I just cut those off at the base. I don’t know if those long runners ever grow leaves but my plant was sending those out soooo long.

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