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title: "is the browning of these stems normal? also would you recommend…"
description: "is the browning of these stems normal? also would you recommend cutting back the aerial roots?"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "moll"
published: "2023-09-25T14:45:19.087Z"
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# is the browning of these stems normal? also would you recommend…

_Pubblicato da moll il 2023-09-25_

is the browning of these stems normal?

also would you recommend cutting back the aerial roots?

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## 3 commenti

### glory ha commentato il 2023-09-25

the browning is completely normal :) i heard it’s fine to trim the aerial roots but i personally don’t. 🩷

#### moll ha risposto il 2023-09-25

thank you, i was really worried about the brown!

### maddiemcgoo ha commentato il 2023-09-25

I’ve noticed that the more mature a plant gets the stems start turning brown ! I’ve also heard it’s fine to cut back aerial roots with no issue !

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