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title: "I have been propagating my dragon tree in water for several weeks and…"
description: "I have been propagating my dragon tree in water for several weeks and the roots are growing nicely, but they’re growing off the side of the cutting instead of…"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Jess"
published: "2024-08-01T14:55:03.563965Z"
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# I have been propagating my dragon tree in water for several weeks and…

_Posted by Jess on 2024-08-01_

I have been propagating my dragon tree in water for several weeks and the roots are growing nicely, but they’re growing off the side of the cutting instead of the bottom. Should I cut off more of the bottom where no roots are growing before re planting the cutting?

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## 3 comments

### Bri commented on 2024-08-01

Would also like to know lol, my sister in law recently gave me a cutting I potted it 😅

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-08-01

That’s normal. They won’t grow out of the bottom of the stem. They’ll grow out of nodes which are typically on either side :)

### Chass commented on 2024-08-01

I propagated a plant once \& cut the “extra” that wasn’t growing roots \& the new root growth rotted. It totally may have just been me but I wouldn’t recommend it..

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