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title: "This was gifted to me. What’s up with the large dried branches?…"
description: "This was gifted to me. What’s up with the large dried branches? Should I cut them off?"
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community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Kim"
published: "2025-01-24T01:30:02.469567Z"
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# This was gifted to me. What’s up with the large dried branches?…

_Posted by Kim on 2025-01-24_

This was gifted to me. What’s up with the large dried branches? Should I cut them off?

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## 6 comments

### c.cat commented on 2025-01-24

the big old branches are just older stems that have been cut to propogate the plant!

when did you get it? if its been a week or two you can repot and separate the (green) plants from the big older stems. they look like theyve been in there a while, so hopefully they have a good amount of roots to be on their own :)

#### Kim replied on 2025-01-24

Will the large dried up branches sprout new growth eventually or have they “died”?

#### c.cat replied on 2025-01-24

they MIGHT grow more sprouts if you take the pups off, but i think chances are low

### Hannah commented on 2025-01-24

Do not cut branches. \& 1/2 of those are Ariel roots. Do not cut those

### Sunny commented on 2025-01-24

Check to see if the old stumps and any aerial roots are completely dried out. You can cut off the dead parts.

### Elephant Ear commented on 2025-01-29

My elephant ear has stopped having babies and has lost a few leaves. Thought it might be the chlorine in the water so I now use purified water. Still no babies. Can't figure out watering schedule. It doesn't like a lot of water 😕

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