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title: "My poor Dragon’s Tooth arrived with a stake through the leaf. Should…"
description: "My poor Dragon’s Tooth arrived with a stake through the leaf. Should I cut this leaf off or will it scar up and survive? I have never had an Alocasia with such…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/fz5MVKAy79LGE4QhqjroXe"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "JungleLovin"
published: "2025-10-13T17:16:38.484143Z"
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# My poor Dragon’s Tooth arrived with a stake through the leaf. Should…

_Posted by JungleLovin on 2025-10-13_

My poor Dragon’s Tooth arrived with a stake through the leaf. Should I cut this leaf off or will it scar up and survive? I have never had an Alocasia with such bad damage before.

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## 6 comments

### Plant nana commented on 2025-10-13

Ohhh the poor thing ❤️

#### JungleLovin replied on 2025-10-13

I have no idea what UPS was doing but the whole side of the box was blown out. I’m probably lucky I only had one leaf damaged 🙄

#### Plant nana replied on 2025-10-13

I’ve had broken ones. I just leave it and it heals around it.

#### JungleLovin replied on 2025-10-13

Perfect. I’ve had them have damage to the end of the leaf but nothing in the middle like that. Thanks for that. I will leave it be.

### Magz commented on 2025-10-16

I'd leave it and let it keep work9mg for the plant. You can shake a fist at the shippers every time you see it. 😂

#### JungleLovin replied on 2025-10-16

Hahaha I tend to get a lot of plant mail spring through fall and this box was the first one all season that looked like that. Luckily the shipper had them packaged so well or this poor plant would have been so much worse

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