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title: "Monty, as I call him, was not even 3ft tall when I bought him. He’s…"
description: "Monty, as I call him, was not even 3ft tall when I bought him. He’s been a part of our family for four years and this is what happened…. I’m contemplating…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/rV1bCslHIWyidtv6ZcLpF2"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Plantita Queen"
published: "2025-01-22T21:42:18.802271Z"
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# Monty, as I call him, was not even 3ft tall when I bought him. He’s…

_Posted by Plantita Queen on 2025-01-22_

Monty, as I call him, was not even 3ft tall when I bought him. He’s been a part of our family for four years and this is what happened….  
I’m contemplating cutting him back a bit, but I haven’t done the research yet. Any help would be very much appreciated in the comments.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fpY9_NobE3z2sKqbDFI7P2KUuzS67dzo0S4twuFnn6Q/trbXaC3jSouYgkv0eCX6Sw.webp?size=large)

## 5 comments

### Sam commented on 2025-01-23

CUT HIM BACK!!! i did it to my huge monstera, Maggie, and she put out the biggest leaves i’ve ever seen with second fenestrations! it takes a while for them to bounce back but they do so beautifully and with the most magnificent leaves! plus i got to give all my cuttings to friends:) he also looks like he could use more light, i would invest in a grow light if you don’t have a brighter window. show pics of the cut!! best of luck🫶

#### Plantita Queen replied on 2026-07-08

I’ve cut Monty back twice since our last exchange. Made two good size pots for friends. Three weeks ago, my daughter and I repotted him. He’s on a trellis now

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fpY9_NobE3z2sKqbDFI7P2KUuzS67dzo0S4twuFnn6Q/C-nq-8uXTiOUnwbgN9aFhw.webp?size=large)

### Plantita Queen commented on 2025-01-25

Love your message. I took the picture late in the day so light wasn’t it’s usual. Any tips on cutting? How far back did you cut? I have a room with grow lights so that I can propagate the cuttings 😊

### Aaron commented on 2025-01-27

I’m in the same boat. Purchased it 1.5 years ago when it was 1/2 the size and I haven’t repotted it yet not done large trimming (scared to)

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/zk4D97uvQO5BFFsBY7e54x0PvQWrokYrOEeDzgiVBk4/1CszrO8YTKezZN4X9NQRbw.webp?size=large)

### Plantita Queen commented on 2025-02-01

Looks great

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