another method I have seen is to go thru and trim about a inch off the tips of each fan leaf, Theory I have heard is that the tips are not efficient at capturing light and is meant more for capturing and directing rain, trimming just the tips lets more light work its way down to lower sections. Never tried it tho
DrWalter Reviewed by DrWalter on . fan leaves blocking light My fan leaves are big and bushy, sometimes they block the light from the new growth coming up. I have only cut three off so far, but before I continue, I want to make sure I'm not causing issues further down the line. The plant is super healthy, bushy, and has a lot of newer growth that seems to be emerging from the middle top area. I figure common sense would say all the new growth, and the location of it is mostly normal. ;) However the growth of the fan leaves seems to be more spurratic and Rating: 5