A friend of mine, who has several indoor trees, told me to simply cut back any that were getting too big. I was reluctant to take such a drastic step, especially since cutting back meant removing all leaves. But finally I did cut back the tallest limb of this dracaena marginata, trimming it down to the soil. (I'm not sure if each limb is a separate tree or if all are part of the same tree.) It took a while for the other two limbs in the pot to readjust. In fact, I was wondering if the second tallest (the tallest in the picture above) would survive. Its leaves drooped for a month.
But now - three months later - both remaining trees/limbs seem to be doing fine - and a new little shoot is growing from the stump of the one I removed. So pruning did work!
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