Emily :)
My grandmother has been taking care of these orchids for years, but is wondering why the roots look like this. Can she trim them? Thank you!
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- Sam
I would repot it if it’s not pushing out a new leaf or flower spike, just one pot size bigger to fit those extra roots in
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That's just a sign that your orchid is growing and getting older. To fix the appearance of it, start by giving the orchid a long soak (roots only; avoid getting water in the crown.) Soak for 1 hour to a full day; doing that helps you tell live roots apart from dead and makes them more flexible for repotting. You also have some dehydrated roots and leaves, so the soak will help them. Next, unpot and assess what you have. Cut away any definitely dead roots (brown and dry, didn't revive from the soak, or hollow and reveals a stringy inner root when pulled). Treat for rot if you find any (not likely in this case). If the remaining center stem is very long, you can cut it shorter. Any stem section with three or more healthy roots can be potted up and can become a new orchid (leave some higher roots exposed to light on those so they can photosynthesize while they work on leaves.) The top leafy section, now without extra length, can repot as normal. You might want to adjust your watering schedule or add a bit of sphagnum in the bark mix; the orchid in the right picture shows signs of dehydration. It's normal for long aerial roots to wrinkle, but if the leaves wrinkle, the plant is not getting enough water
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