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title: "my ‘rubber plant’ Tineke has roots growing i’ve never seen before, do…"
description: "my ‘rubber plant’ Tineke has roots growing i’ve never seen before, do these plants grow aerial roots or do i need to cover these with more soil?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/EtC_giEjQPOiUzh_TOv4BQ/N1E2kI5uqTnaa9nMVwFL9B"
community: "Plant Recovery Room"
author: "abigail"
published: "2025-01-08T18:23:29.071775Z"
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# my ‘rubber plant’ Tineke has roots growing i’ve never seen before, do…

_Posted by abigail on 2025-01-08_

my ‘rubber plant’ Tineke has roots growing i’ve never seen before, do these plants grow aerial roots or do i need to cover these with more soil?

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## 4 comments

### Plant lover 2000 commented on 2025-01-08

Id cover with more soil

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-01-09

They look like suckers. You can wait till they are bigger and repot them. Or remove them so the plant stops putting energy into them

#### abigail replied on 2025-01-09

thankyou, what are suckers? this is my only plant this species is grew from a sapling

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-01-09

Suckers are like baby plants that grow from the base of a tree. They're called suckers because the tree puts a lot of work into them. Like if it's a fruit tree, the yield will be less usually, if you allow the suckers to stay.

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