Pruning ashitiba encourages prolific blooming, invigorates vigorous growth, and maintains a desirable form, ensuring optimal plant health and aesthetic appeal.

While pruning can technically be done year-round, for ashitiba, the best time to prune or trim is during the spring and early summer months. This timing aligns with the plant's active growth cycle when it is rapidly putting on new growth. Pruning in the spring allows ashitiba to heal quickly and generate new shoots, which are important for a plant that can be harvested for its healthful qualities. Trimming during this period does not significantly harm its flowering cycle, as ashitiba are known to flower later in the year. Furthermore, removing dead or unwanted growth early in the season helps to prevent diseases and pests from affecting ashitiba, ensuring a healthier plant throughout the growing season. Early summer pruning, just after the initial surge of spring growth, can help to shape the plant and manage its size, improving air circulation and light exposure to the inner parts of the plant. This strategic timing of pruning helps ashitiba to focus its energy on producing robust, healthy foliage and stems that are beneficial for its overall vitality and yield.