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title: "I have these two pieces I got and as you can see the one is rooting…"
description: "I have these two pieces I got and as you can see the one is rooting WAY faster than the other. Should I cut the bigger one into two pieces? Would that help…"
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community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Bret"
published: "2025-06-19T20:36:04.092399Z"
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# I have these two pieces I got and as you can see the one is rooting…

_Posted by Bret on 2025-06-19_

I have these two pieces I got and as you can see the one is rooting WAY faster than the other. Should I cut the bigger one into two pieces? Would that help anything? The bigger piece has that TINY root but the leaf farthest from it is starting to wilt 😔

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## 1 comment

### Neptune’s Nest commented on 2025-06-20

When propagating, the oldest leaf often dies. The bigger one should root eventually but if u want to speed it up u could divide it and if u have a regular pothos cutting pop that in (they have extra rooting hormone)

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