My cordyline is re shooting from the trunk! Should I leave the shoots or remove them?
You can leave the babies to grow; they will be an attractive grass like feature for a couple of years, but will then start to grow trunks and will certainly be cramped in a pot (if it is in a pot). You could put the whole lot into the soil in the garden and leave them to grow into an attractive clump of cordyline trees. If you wanted to keep them in a pot for a bit longer, you could remove all but one or two (leave the strongest), but again these will grow into trees eventually. Cordylines are really better in the ground, and are only ever a temporary pot plant. You were lucky that they re-shooted; if the top dies (through frost or other damage) they often do not come back, particularly the red or purple varieties. If you want to replant the shoots, you will need to remove them carefully as they will need a reasonable bit of root attached to grow on successfully. Take care not to damage the stem of the main plant as cordys are unlike trees and will not heal over any wounds to the main
