Thread: cordyline palm
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Old 22-08-2011, 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by silvery View Post
I think that's what it is. It seemed to die in the cold of last year. I had it cut down, I thought it was a bit of an eyesore anyway. But now it appears to be re-growing. It's too close to the house, so how can I get rid of it?

Would appreciate any tips.
From your description, it probably is a cordyline. If they get damaged by cold in two successive winters, often they don't regrow. So if you cut off the new shoots as they are formed, it will probably give up before very long. I'd try that for a bit before wasting chemicals on it. As an aside, cordylines aren't palms, they are more closely related to things like yuccas, agaves, asparagus and bluebells.