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title: "Hi! Golden pothos here, there’s a lot of brown around the stems of…"
description: "Hi! Golden pothos here, there’s a lot of brown around the stems of her leaves, and these long brown nodes! Pretty new at the whole plant mom thing, any help is…"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Logan"
published: "2024-10-18T13:06:08.299983Z"
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# Hi! Golden pothos here, there’s a lot of brown around the stems of…

_Posted by Logan on 2024-10-18_

Hi! Golden pothos here, there’s a lot of brown around the stems of her leaves, and these long brown nodes! Pretty new at the whole plant mom thing, any help is appreciated!!

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Bnvky9mgrRw9Bw34Up9vrbBwGhYDchY_U8CVNQF_0-g/W2aql337TG2G-P6C8nxFMw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Bnvky9mgrRw9Bw34Up9vrbBwGhYDchY_U8CVNQF_0-g/lb7ThXdzS6W_XwcvPoRPdw.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### XZTerry commented on 2024-10-18

Those are just air roots! They are very normal, if you’d like you can trim them with a clean pair of scissors or shears!

### Aisha commented on 2024-10-18

Aerial roots. They will grab onto like a moss pole or something if you want the plant to climb.

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