--- title: "3 new stems coming in on my Banyan Roy, however, one has turned…" description: "3 new stems coming in on my Banyan Roy, however, one has turned brownish black and I’m unsure if it stopped growing be because it was hidden and I didn’t…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/VG7Th_kORHeepOHlL5UYCA" community: "Propagating & Sowing" author: "Cait2k3" published: "2024-05-31T07:56:37.270175Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3q1EezzSIXK3J02mDg9m-iP-h2JHaLGgjJOhJDA14ag/BrPQFvCITG-ZwMmw6qA1FQ.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Propagating \& Sowing](https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg.md) # 3 new stems coming in on my Banyan Roy, however, one has turned… _Posted by Cait2k3 on 2024-05-31_ 3 new stems coming in on my Banyan Roy, however, one has turned brownish black and I’m unsure if it stopped growing be because it was hidden and I didn’t notice it until today. Will it grow or should l carefully slice it off and see if it will re grow healthily. Any tips help thanks! ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3q1EezzSIXK3J02mDg9m-iP-h2JHaLGgjJOhJDA14ag/BrPQFvCITG-ZwMmw6qA1FQ.webp?size=large) ## 4 comments ### Crystal commented on 2024-05-31 I wouldn’t cut it cause on one of my plants it was black also but once i watered and gave a little more light this happened! The black is coming off and a new leaf is forming under it! ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OsdmbnbiJ8_MLGnqbw9L-9UvepoeGGGjxYnlYCzoZ-s/rjhfLgHGTqyW_FHBFUI0dg.webp?size=large) #### Cait2k3 replied on 2024-05-31 Was yours as totally dark as mine? #### Crystal replied on 2024-05-31 Yes completely black and i was going to cut than it was time to water so i watered and turned the plant around like rotating it, and in like two days, the black was coming off in a new leaf was coming up from the black #### Cait2k3 replied on 2024-05-31 Thank you for this info. I will take better car of my banyan and be patient --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_