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title: "What is the long stems growing from plant an due I cut ?"
description: "What is the long stems growing from plant an due I cut ?"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Liz"
published: "2023-06-25T20:34:47.317Z"
language: "en"
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# What is the long stems growing from plant an due I cut ?

_Posted by Liz on 2023-06-25_

What is the long stems growing from plant an due  
I cut ?

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## 6 comments

### Tiffany commented on 2023-06-25

Aerial roots, they are normal and I leave mine. I’ve seen people say you can cut them for aesthetics.

#### Amanda P replied on 2023-06-25

I’ve also heard you can place the roots in water, it helps the plant grow more leaves!

#### Plant Father replied on 2023-06-25

this is false… usually it ends up rotting in my experience

#### Tiffany replied on 2023-06-25

In a natural environment, the aerial roots are what the plant uses to climb, so they are meant to be in the air ☺️

### anneliese commented on 2023-06-26

they are healthy!! you can actually stick them back in the soil and they’ll make the new leaves come in bigger! aerial roots are there to take nutrients to the top leaves because it’s faster and easier than going through the stem

### Liz commented on 2023-06-26

Thank you all for your info. It seems teal healthy so wont worry than about them🤗

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