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title: "Hi! My staghorn fern just arrived today and doesn’t look it’s in good…"
description: "Hi! My staghorn fern just arrived today and doesn’t look it’s in good condition. It had a yellow leaf which I cut off but some other leaves still have brown…"
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published: "2025-04-02T02:21:13.905903Z"
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# Hi! My staghorn fern just arrived today and doesn’t look it’s in good…

_🌱’s garden님이 2025-04-02에 게시함_

Hi! My staghorn fern just arrived today and doesn’t look it’s in good condition.

It had a yellow leaf which I cut off but some other leaves still have brown spots and is brown near the roots(?).

I’m not sure if I should cut them out in case this fern has a fungus disease and would spread to the other leaves.

This sucks because it’s a small plant and doesn’t have a lot of leaves 🥲 Thanks in advance for the advice.

tl;dr: does my staghorn fern have a fungus disease and should I cut the leaves that have brown spots/lines on them? (please see photo)

![3개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cBEMcU_CkRizVl36j8oO3WHZUSB8ojVlFFt76rGmGSs/DKOlZcZdSrqfozqMfZEEGQ.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cBEMcU_CkRizVl36j8oO3WHZUSB8ojVlFFt76rGmGSs/1JJP7eRpRXeXmXVXI5lHaQ.webp?size=large)

![3개 중 3번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/cBEMcU_CkRizVl36j8oO3WHZUSB8ojVlFFt76rGmGSs/NyEmiHQ0S42umMq-wRWeIg.webp?size=large)

## 2개의 댓글

### fuey님이 2025-04-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Yes definitely cut it off.  
Spray the plant with neem oil. If it’s a fuzzy fern, DONT wipe (it’s not actually attached to the plant). If it’s not fuzzy, go ahead and wipe the excess off.  
Treat it like any other new plant and separate it from your others and water with insecticide.  
If the spot reappears on another leaf, then be a bit more cautious but it could be stress from the travel. I know Arbor makes good insecticide and disease treatments.

#### 🌱’s garden님이 2025-04-04에 답변했습니다.

Thank you so much for the advice!! I cut some leaves off and applied some pesticide so hopefully it will survive!

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