Should you remove a leaf of a Amazon Sword if the branch is bent?

[NJ Devils Fan]

One of the branches on my Amazon Sword is bent. Should I remove it? If I do, Could I plant the leaf and a short stem in the sand in another spot and have it grow?

[Slappy*McFish]

yes..if the stem is damaged, it won't hurt the plant to remove it at all, and would remove it mainly for aesthetic reasons. The removed stem and leaf will not grow on it's own in the substrate..it needs a crown and roots to grow.

[thom336]

i remove all broken leaves from my swords. i read somewhere that leaving them can have an adverse effect on the plant as it starts to rot, but im not sure if thats true or not as ive not hung around to find out. cut it off from near the crown. i prune my swords now and then to promote new growth, and i have shoots coming off them. so theres definately no down side to pruning, except it can be a bit unsightly at first if you go over the top with the pruning. but since your only talking about cutting off the one leaf that should not be a problem.

hope this helps.

[Skittyfish]

I prune off the outer leaves (at least one or two) every week as they start to look bad. It seems that the more I prune, the more it puts out from the middle.