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title: "Hey people! My poor miniature umbrella tree is not exactly thriving..…"
description: "Hey people! My poor miniature umbrella tree is not exactly thriving.. stem has turned brown and many of its leaves are falling :( Send help as soon as you can.…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Toastoool"
published: "2024-06-10T17:20:11.735393Z"
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# Hey people! My poor miniature umbrella tree is not exactly thriving..…

_Posted by Toastoool on 2024-06-10_

Hey people! My poor miniature umbrella tree is not exactly thriving.. stem has turned brown and many of its leaves are falling :(  
Send help as soon as you can. Hopefully she pulls through.  
I wonder if I might’ve over watered? I just recently left for a trip and gave her an extra misting.

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## 6 comments

### hannah commented on 2024-06-10

The stem looks like the plant could be experiencing root rot which in most cases is pretty unsalvageable without chopping it down and repotting in new soil. I find my umbrella tree prefers drying out between watering to being overwatered. Another reason it might not be drying up is if it doesn’t get enough light

#### Toastoool replied on 2024-06-10

What can I do to make it flourish again? I’ve tried to drain it already but it seems to be getting worse :(

### hannah commented on 2024-06-10

Remove the plant from its current soil, rinse the roots to find dark, mushy roots \& cut those off. Then I’d treat the remaining roots with a fungicide bath (look up online but it’s likely a mix of hydrogen peroxide and water) before repotting. You may also want to chop the stem back a bit so it’s not sustaining the whole plant in the process of recovering. I sometimes will chop the top of my dying plants and try propagating that in water so I have two attempts at recovery. Then make sure to water once repotted and let it fully dry out before watering again! (drainage holes, proper sunlight \& well draining soil is a must for this)

#### Toastoool replied on 2024-06-10

The top looks equally as brown as the bottom.. should that deter me from cutting it and propagating?

#### hannah replied on 2024-06-10

I feel like it may be less likely to survive in that case, but worth a shot

### Toastoool commented on 2024-06-10

Awesome! Will try as many things as I can!

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