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title: "hi! So i’m trying to figure out where to chop back on the stem of the…"
description: "hi! So i’m trying to figure out where to chop back on the stem of the white leaf so hopefully new growth happens. you can see that there is some green towards…"
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author: "hann"
published: "2025-11-06T22:20:07.002543Z"
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# hi! So i’m trying to figure out where to chop back on the stem of the…

_Posted by hann on 2025-11-06_

hi! So i’m trying to figure out where to chop back on the stem of the white leaf so hopefully new growth happens. you can see that there is some green towards the bottom, so i’m hoping it won’t keep throwing white. where exactly would i chop? i have no problem with my other monsteras, but i feel like im going to mess up with an albo 🥲

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## 3 comments

### Yup commented on 2025-11-07

Just cut it a little above the first node

### Yup commented on 2025-11-07

You can try propagating the cutting but not 100% sure if it will survive

#### hann replied on 2025-11-07

i don’t think i’m going to propagate the leaf, it needs to go because it’s completely white lol. there’s like 1/4 left of the leaf 🤣

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