What type of house plant is this and how do I prune it for bushier growth

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I got it a while ago but forgot to label it , it might be a chinese evergreen silver queen based on Google images, its a bit leggy can I prune to make it bushier or is it supposed to look like this

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Aglaonema, yes. Silver Queen, no. It really isn’t big enough to do any pruning on. Normally you would wait until there is 3-4” of green stem below the leaves to do any pruning. That would take at least a year in decent light. If you want it bushier faster, find a couple more and plant them together in a bigger pot.
 
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Aglaonema, yes. Silver Queen, no. It really isn’t big enough to do any pruning on. Normally you would wait until there is 3-4” of green stem below the leaves to do any pruning. That would take at least a year in decent light. If you want it bushier faster, find a couple more and plant them together in a bigger pot.
OK thanks
 

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