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title: "Friendly reminder to check your money tree trunks for rubber bands. I…"
description: "Friendly reminder to check your money tree trunks for rubber bands. I just lost an entire stem & had to repot because of a single band 🫠"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/6434705ff6a78c6c832ff013"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Erin 🥀"
published: "2023-04-10T20:23:59.203Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/L--8WnKU3J5KwMfcrbmFqgWzTpnIwQe3l_pIzID5Hbg/e5c6575a0bf6469fb5c0f16b5b318c6c.webp?size=large"
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# Friendly reminder to check your money tree trunks for rubber bands. I…

_Posted by Erin 🥀 on 2023-04-10_

Friendly reminder to check your money tree trunks for rubber bands. I just lost an entire stem \& had to repot because of a single band 🫠

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/L--8WnKU3J5KwMfcrbmFqgWzTpnIwQe3l_pIzID5Hbg/e5c6575a0bf6469fb5c0f16b5b318c6c.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### ABucketOfPlants commented on 2023-04-10

Oof, I’m sorry…. Hope it’ll regenerate quickly and be back to thriving soon!

### Alex commented on 2023-04-12

Same happened to me, lost 2 trunks 🥲 got 3 more left. yours looks super lovely tho!

### Michelle🌼 commented on 2023-04-12

I love the plant but I hate this product 😂

### 9s commented on 2023-04-12

Ugh. Hate these. Lost my whole tree to rot because of these bands.

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