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title: "I’m not sure if this is scale on my plant. They’re so uniform. Help!"
description: "I’m not sure if this is scale on my plant. They’re so uniform. Help!"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Lynae"
published: "2025-08-15T23:59:08.711407Z"
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# I’m not sure if this is scale on my plant. They’re so uniform. Help!

_Posted by Lynae on 2025-08-15_

I’m not sure if this is scale on my plant. They’re so uniform. Help!

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## 4 comments

### Kaitlyn commented on 2025-08-16

Not scale! They are just aerial roots sometimes they will stay stubby like that or they will get really long. If you don’t like them you can just cut them off and it won’t hurt the plant.😊

#### Lynae replied on 2025-08-16

Oh good!! Whew!! Thank you!!

#### Kaitlyn replied on 2025-08-16

No problem 🌱

### Olive commented on 2025-08-18

If you attach that part to a moss pole and water the pole once a week from the top, the roots will secure into the pole and potentially sprout more leaves and make the plant look fuller as it grows (plus it is stabilized as it grows vertically and gets heavy)

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