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title: "do i chop the new leaf with black spots on it? the other leaf is also…"
description: "do i chop the new leaf with black spots on it? the other leaf is also yellowing 😭 these were separated from my 2.5 yr old monstera who was already yellowing…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/Mz7w8fCuxKXkzjYj9WZMxM"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "kjk614"
published: "2025-04-30T19:14:45.322143Z"
language: "en"
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# do i chop the new leaf with black spots on it? the other leaf is also…

_Posted by kjk614 on 2025-04-30_

do i chop the new leaf with black spots on it? the other leaf is also yellowing 😭 these were separated from my 2.5 yr old monstera who was already yellowing and i already got rid of the mild root rot it had

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## 1 comment

### Planta member commented on 2025-05-01

The yellowing could be stress from the separation and potting. My new growth after a repot has had brown spots from damage not fungus. If it put the effort into a new leaf, give your plant the benefit of the doubt and see how the new leaf turns out. If you find it is ugly and not fungus then give your plant a while to rest and replenish. Once the leaf hardens and the plant is definitively settled into life on its own, I would then chop the unsightly leaf. A new one will pop up in its place soon enough

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