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title: "My monstera has this broken leaf, it just droops down like this but i…"
description: "My monstera has this broken leaf, it just droops down like this but i don’t want to cut it off because im guess it still provides for the plant, what can i do…"
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community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "𐌛★ⵍ!𐌂"
published: "2023-12-17T18:50:31.263Z"
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# My monstera has this broken leaf, it just droops down like this but i…

_𐌛★ⵍ!𐌂님이 2023-12-17에 게시함_

My monstera has this broken leaf, it just droops down like this but i don’t want to cut it off because im guess it still provides for the plant, what can i do to make it stay up more?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/tWU85RHcra4eH5RIj6ZmXssZe1f7Re6tAyZRpWaC9Yg/0b4aab5c980046bb9f26799c1287f0d6.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### KD 🪴님이 2023-12-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

IMO - better to cut it off. Out with the old, in with the new.  
Severely damaged leaves aren’t very helpful for the plant.

#### 𐌛★ⵍ!𐌂님이 2023-12-17에 답변했습니다.

where should i cut it from? the top right up where near the leave or down more?

#### KD 🪴님이 2023-12-17에 답변했습니다.

I would cut it closer to the base. Is it the top leaf? Or are there more leaves growing from nodes on the stem above and below it?

#### 𐌛★ⵍ!𐌂님이 2023-12-20에 답변했습니다.

the broken leaf is not the top leaf i dont think and it seems like it would be fine to cut at the base

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/tWU85RHcra4eH5RIj6ZmXssZe1f7Re6tAyZRpWaC9Yg/2b66b607b14a4d29aff0463659e0834c.webp?size=large)

#### KD 🪴님이 2023-12-20에 답변했습니다.

If it’s the one at the top right that looks to be closest to the window. Yea, I’d cut it close to the base of the stem and then the last little part attached to the stem will dry up in time and you can pick it off.

### Claire5904님이 2023-12-17에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Don’t laugh but I’ve used popsicle sticks and toothpicks to try and fix a leaf. If cutting it off entirely would make the plant look aesthetically unappealing you can tape a popsicle stick or something similar to make a splint on the underside of the leaf. I like to leave green leaves on my plants until they totally yellow. They contain mobile nitrogen that can still be used by the plant. But if it’s super ugly making the whole plant look bad I’ll cut it off.

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