Bolden, I've never cut a Janet Craig back, nor had to stake..how much light is it getting? Though Jc's thrive in low light, medium light is best..an east window is sufficient..Direct west in summer may burn this Dracaena. (unless it's set back a few feet) Jc's trunk should thicken as the plant matures so it needn't be staked..Since yours stands 6', as long as foliage is healthy, deep green, staking will be necessary. Leaning a plant against a wall isn't good for foliage..You know? What about its pot? Jc's grow fairly fast and need repotting every 2-4 years. Cutting the trunk is another option, but by pruning, there's a chance it won't grow stright..instead it'll elbow. The good news is, if you decide to cut down near the base, the remaining trunk can be divided into sections, (3 two footers or 2 three footers, set in soil, and rooted. They'll even root in water. Whatever you decide, perhaps your plant needs a bit more light than it's getting now, or a larger pot?? Toni

Thank you for the replay and the answer. If your right about it being a dracana I'm going to have to make sure the pets don't get around it which I kind of guessed would be the case no matter what it was as so little plants seem to be safe with pets. That's the reason I only have spider plants, and a aloe for burns in the house. The height is OK in my opinion but that's very good to know. Would it be better to cut it down? If not I just have to find a pole to hold it up as it keeps falling over. :/ It seem the bucket doesn't have holes. I fixed that after finding out. I would like to know how ever is it OK in the bucket or should it be moved to a bigger one for more root space? I'm thinking I should at least replant it as its been in the same bucket in the same dirt for a really long time. Its been at least 6 years likely more. I'm thinking at least 8+ but It may have even been as much as 20. As I've always remembered my mom having it and never remember her buying it. Do they take OK to being replanted? Should I clean the roots or just pull it out and replace the dirt around it? I just moved it outside before the picture while I was cleaning the room. Would it be OK outside or better inside? Right now its around a high of 85 or so and a low of 63 Fahrenheit at night here. Again thank you

Tintin..How tall is the entire plant/tree now? It looks like fungi. I did some research on fungus w/house plants, and though some authors promote fungicides others are against using on indoor plants. Here's what it says: Fungicides are chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth of fungi, so it makes sense that using a fungicide might cure a disease problem. Unfortunately, this rarely works, for two reasons. 1. Fungicides are best used preventatively, before a disease becomes serious, because they are used more for stopping fungal 'spores,' from germinating than routing out an established infection. 2. Leaf tissues do not regernerate once they have been devastated by a fungal disease, so stopping the progress of the fungus does little to restore health. Save your use of fungicides for outdoor plants at high risk of developing fungal diseases, and use them to prevent, rather than cure, fungus problems. How often do you fertilize? Did you try flushing soil? For some reason, of all Dracaenas, Draco is most finicky. I have two Dracos, both started as babies, 'not seed though.' Both have some brown on leaves, though not circles. I tend to underwater, a little too much, plus both are underpotted, so brown leaves, and direct sun, 'direct' will naturally brown. If your Draco soil is old, maybe you should toss and use fresh, well-draining soil. Draco's cannot live in continuously wet soil, so make sure it dries between waterings. How often do you fertilize? Dracos are slow-growers, so they don't need much fert, it should be stopped entirely when plant goes dormant. If you do fertilize, what type of fert do you use? Chemical or oganic? I still think your Draco has a fungus, but if you're using chemical fertilizer, soil should be flushed..This is important. Salt build up leads to all types of problems, and most chemical ferts contain a lot of salt..plus the more you fertilize the more salt build up. So, if your Draco soil isn't too old, but you use chemical fertilizer, why not flush soil? It won't hurt. In the meantime, isolate your Draco from other plants. As the author states, fungi spreads through spores. Remove completely marred leaves, and trim leaves with brown edges and tips. Reduce fertilizers, when your Draco looks better, why not use an organic fertlizer like Fish Emulsion. Though I must warn you..FE has an odor. They sell an odorless type, but it still has a little fishy smell. lol..Still, a couple days of smell is worth saving a plant, especially one grown from seed. As for water..What I do is, since many plants can't endure tap water, I save used/cleaned milk containers then fill w/regular tap water..Let sit at least 24 hours. When plant needs a drink, the room-temp, tepid water is available. Good luck, Toni

all plants shed the oldest leaves ... by studying the plant.. you should be able to tell which are the oldest leaves ... your plant is stressed ... most likely moving from grower [perhaps green house with perfect light and humidity.. etc ....] .. to the seller.. and then to you ... many cultural variables may have been impacted .... and would be stressors .... there is also potential mechanical injury .. meaning ... they were roughly handled with all that traveling .... so perhaps leaves were damaged .. in some minor way .. and said damage is just now showing .. i would water it properly .... remove the worse looking leaves ... and let it settle down .... i would hope the grower .... grew them with sanitary protocol.. and because of said presumption... i would not leap to disease or insect problems shortly after sale ... but of course.. i dont know who you bought it from ... also ... you dont mention where you are. . but the sun is in decline.. and the plant might be slowing down.. and it is not uncommon.. even for houseplants.. for the leaf shedding ... all that said.. its stressed.. and imo.. fert is not a response to such.. just let it settle down .... just for the heck of it. can we have a pic of the whole plant.. rather than just the closeups of the problems .... ken