# A question about fan leaves/pruning

**URL:** <https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-question-about-fan-leaves-pruning/73323>\
**Category:** Troubleshooting\
**Created:** [August 18, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-question-about-fan-leaves-pruning/73323 "2021-08-18T21:48:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![MudslideSlim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/mudslideslim/32/555600_2.png) [@MudslideSlim](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MudslideSlim)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 9:48pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-question-about-fan-leaves-pruning/73323/1 "2021-08-18T21:48:52Z")

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Greetings all. This is my super skunk grow. Two plants about halfway through week 5 of flower. These plants are really bushy. I am wondering if I should prune back a lot of those fan leaves and give the buds some breathing room. I’ve heard conflicting stories about cutting that stuff out. Anyone with experience in this? Thanks!

 ![Fan leaves](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/8/2/a/82a74bd1cafe8ff4cbc7a0d7b6740ebc73cafbb7.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Caligurl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/caligurl/32/597950_2.png) [@Caligurl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Caligurl)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 10:54pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-question-about-fan-leaves-pruning/73323/2 "2021-08-18T22:54:30Z")

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Absolutely! 1) trim any fan leaves that are blocking bud sites and 2) trim the lower ones and any that you see that may be overlapping other fan leaves for better airflow.

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**Author:** ![Nicky](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/nicky/32/397422_2.png) [@Nicky](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Nicky)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 10:57pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-question-about-fan-leaves-pruning/73323/3 "2021-08-18T22:57:33Z")

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Yup^^^^  
Do it

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**Author:** ![MudslideSlim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/mudslideslim/32/555600_2.png) [@MudslideSlim](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MudslideSlim)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 11:08pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-question-about-fan-leaves-pruning/73323/4 "2021-08-18T23:08:23Z")

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THX! Here I go a clip, clip, clipping!

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**Author:** ![Caligurl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/caligurl/32/597950_2.png) [@Caligurl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Caligurl)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-question-about-fan-leaves-pruning/73323/5 "2021-08-18T23:10:32Z")

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Coolio! post a pic when you’re done!

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**Author:** ![MudslideSlim](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/mudslideslim/32/555600_2.png) [@MudslideSlim](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MudslideSlim)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 11:47pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/a-question-about-fan-leaves-pruning/73323/6 "2021-08-18T23:47:56Z")

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“It’s about freaking time!” said all the buds who were starving for light, lol.

Thanks to the ILGM folks for the fast help!

 ![Fan Leaves 2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/e/3/b/e3b16177fe5eab7bee0af75bbd867b78a0291459.jpeg)