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title: "Just out of curiosity, should I be worried of the bottom portion of…"
description: "Just out of curiosity, should I be worried of the bottom portion of the stem being brown like that?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/6549ee0f3874cb1db8dcc91c"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Noah"
published: "2023-11-07T07:58:07.104Z"
language: "en"
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# Just out of curiosity, should I be worried of the bottom portion of…

_Posted by Noah on 2023-11-07_

Just out of curiosity, should I be worried of the bottom portion of the stem being brown like that?

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## 3 comments

### Tee Jay commented on 2023-11-07

Nope! Plants often turn brown/woody and get stronger on the older stems to help hold up the rest of the plant

### Women are Water commented on 2023-11-07

Yeah. I can’t tell what you’re looking at. Most of what I see brown is healthy aerial roots. There is one spot at the bottom near the soil that not a root but if it’s still firm you should be ok. If you are concerned about a spot jus give it a squeeze. As long as it’s not mushy or soft you’re ok.

### Mullein commented on 2023-11-07

No worries, that’s a good lookin albo 😎

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