Cutting Xenia

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Can I slice off the left side of this xenia without causing any issues?

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It will probably be fine. Seriously xenia are tough cookies. Just snip it and net out the piece. It will be hard to hold onto, so I use a net.
 
Using a sharp pair of scissors, you can cut that "branch" off and should not have an issue. The xenia will pout and retract for a bit, but should be fine. You can then place that piece in a small cup with some rock rubble in it and it should attach to that.

Note: Sometimes with softies, fragging can make them melt. While usually not an often occurrence, I just want you to be aware of this. I have had this happen once with Xenia, but have fragged mine a 1000 times at least without issue.
 
Using a sharp pair of scissors, you can cut that "branch" off and should not have an issue. The xenia will pout and retract for a bit, but should be fine. You can then place that piece in a small cup with some rock rubble in it and it should attach to that.

Note: Sometimes with softies, fragging can make them melt. While usually not an often occurrence, I just want you to be aware of this. I have had this happen once with Xenia, but have fragged mine a 1000 times at least without issue.
Thank you so much for this. It is taking over a bit too much and it needs to be cut back. I hate to dispose of it but have no other use for it unless I take it to the lfs. I trimmed a couple branches a couple weeks ago and it came back with a vengeance. I wasn't sure about slicing down the middle though, so thank you again.
 

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