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title: "Trying to decide whether I should chop and prop or let him live his…"
description: "Trying to decide whether I should chop and prop or let him live his wild life. What do y’all think? For context, I got this monstera 3/4 years ago when I…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/JE6olHtfhRzKJdy1M5vTjd"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Belle"
published: "2026-08-06T04:30:06.142927Z"
language: "en"
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# Trying to decide whether I should chop and prop or let him live his…

_Posted by Belle on 2026-08-06_

Trying to decide whether I should chop and prop or let him live his wild life. What do y’all think?

For context, I got this monstera 3/4 years ago when I didn’t know what I was doing, and only recently gave it support. that’s why it looks like this lmaoo ive been vibing with the messy look a lil bit lately but I think I’m over it tbh.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/h9L579KTr479NJ9q6P_JFJ42DHlNW0I3IPnS9LW3Lrk/HlrXZlU9Q0i8dHfPi-4DUQ.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Emmyyy commented on 2026-08-06

Wild is free and fun until it takes up too much room 😂  
A tamed one would fill a corner nicely tho

### jeiddy commented on 2026-08-06

In my opinion chop all of the non fenestrated leaves , help produce more big leaves that are fenestrated!!

#### jeiddy replied on 2026-08-06

My “little” one I got 3 months ago

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Sd8zhKRTalIAmkkvdaJeLPKbe4OsSwqwodmgALgK8EM/yO9pikUVS4eguD5wG3UeUA.webp?size=large)

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