Potted Elephant Ear Is Now Too Big For My House

My potted elephant ear plant is huge, about 7ft tall with circumference of about 6 inches. Can I cut it off at the base and start over? Will cutting it down like a tree kill it? It’s just gotten too big for my house and I can’t transplant it outside, too cold in the winter. I’ve always had it as an indoor plant

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 12/22/2019 @ 2:09 am

You should be fine cutting it down to the base. Those who overwinter their elephant ears cut them back before storage. It should grow new stems.

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