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title: "Two questions: I haven’t yet checked the roots but by the pic alone…"
description: "Two questions: I haven’t yet checked the roots but by the pic alone and all those leaves, do you think it needs repotting. Secondly, where would I cut if I…"
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community: "Philodendron Parents"
author: "Cait2k3"
published: "2024-07-01T17:40:36.210411Z"
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# Two questions: I haven’t yet checked the roots but by the pic alone…

_Posted by Cait2k3 on 2024-07-01_

Two questions: I haven’t yet checked the roots but by the pic alone and all those leaves, do you think it needs repotting. Secondly, where would I cut if I want to prop a leaf? Thanks in advance!

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## 6 comments

### Tyler commented on 2024-07-01

You can never really tell if a plant needs a repot, new soil, a smaller pot, or a larger one until you get a look at the roots. If there are no obvious signs of stress it’s fine in its pot as is. For propagation you want to chop below a node that’ll grow roots for you

#### Cait2k3 replied on 2024-07-01

I’m not seeing any with nodes in my pic, do you?

### c.cat commented on 2024-07-01

hi!! its hard to gauge the need of a repotting based off of just the foliage sometimes, but i would guess you could probably repot.  
as for your second question, you would want to cut below a node, or cut the stem below a few leaves!

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#### Cait2k3 replied on 2024-07-01

I’m not seeing any with nodes in my pic, do you?

#### c.cat replied on 2024-07-01

theyre probably just a little bit hidden in all of the foliage! if you are willing to break off a few lower or middle leaves to find the stem, then go for it, if not, you might have to wait to prop :)

#### Cait2k3 replied on 2024-07-01

Thanks for replying!!

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