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title: "This is a pothos that I have had since 2019 and have repotted a…"
description: "This is a pothos that I have had since 2019 and have repotted a couple times but I am wondering at what point do I prune it? My roommate had a pothos that she…"
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# This is a pothos that I have had since 2019 and have repotted a…

_Posted by \_wldflwr on 2025-07-17_

This is a pothos that I have had since 2019 and have repotted a couple times but I am wondering at what point do I prune it?

My roommate had a pothos that she pruned and it died and I really do not want that to happen to this one. Any advice would be appreciated!

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## 3 comments

### Samantha commented on 2025-07-17

I've never heard of a plant that died from pruning. Perhaps there was another issue? I don't know, maybe it happens, but I would think you could prune whenever you want. Pruning does help growth a lot because each time you cut, two new stems grow in its place. But if it's full growth you honestly don't have to prune it at all.

### maheen commented on 2025-07-17

hi! i’ve never had a plant die from pruning! you can cut the leggy bits between the nodes and propagate them in water before popping them back into the pot to make a fuller plant.

### EllaBea’s Forest commented on 2025-07-17

You can more or less prune this one the way you want. If you’d like to contain the plant to the stand, just trim anything growing past the shelf it sits on. It’s also easy to propagate if you’d like another plant.

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