If you’d like to propagate your Christmas cactus, take longer stem cuttings that are three to five stem segments long.

You can prune your Christmas cactus plants anytime from the time they finish blooming up until about May. Prune the plants as much as you need to in order to keep them the size you prefer.

If you have a Christmas cactus that looks scraggly, pruning can help it look fuller by encouraging more branching. You can also use pruning to remove damaged or discolored stems. Can you cut a ...