I have this plant outside in an area that used to get full sun part of the day, now it is mostly in shade. The plant has grown for the sun and is now really leggy and I would like to prune it and get it more bushy. I can trim the plants around it to give it more sun but, first I'd like to know if it will grow new branches where it is cut? I'd ask in a forum but I'm not sure which forum to use?

Hi Jonna, They do get leggy when they don't get enough sun but will get a bit bushier when cut back. After pruning, new branches will sprout just below the cut ends. The cuttings root easily and can be placed with the mother plant to make it fuller also. When I prune my little plant I let the cuttings lay out for a couple of days so that the cut ends dry and callous over a bit before planting them up. My African Milk Bush looks a bit pitiful right now from lack of care. I rooted a lot of cuttings last year all in the same little pot and it made a nice gift plant for a non-gardening friend who wanted to try her hand at succulents.

This first picture shows the new branch that sprouted below the cut, the second is a little plant in the same pot from a cutting that I just stuck back in the same pot with the mother plant.

Thank you Lin, that's exactly what I needed to know. I am going to move mine into a sunnier location and prune it and root the cuttings next to it at the same time. I keep having to move things as plants get larger and block sun to others. I've got a spot for this one that will have full sun at least in the mornings all year and should make it happier. Many thanks,

You are very welcome!