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title: "The tips are shriveling! It looks like tiny new green leaves are…"
description: "The tips are shriveling! It looks like tiny new green leaves are sprouting. We have fired up our wood stove. Any ideas?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/Tr4Bz8fauf7H7HansOx8CM"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Nora"
published: "2026-01-18T14:41:47.775359Z"
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# The tips are shriveling! It looks like tiny new green leaves are…

_Posted by Nora on 2026-01-18_

The tips are shriveling! It looks like tiny new green leaves are sprouting. We have fired up our wood stove. Any ideas?

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## 2 comments

### Kaitlin commented on 2026-01-18

Do you have a humidifier? Heat, wood heat especially has a way of drying the air out. It also could be from hard water, do you water with tap water?

#### Nora replied on 2026-01-19

We have well water. If it’s the dry air causing the shriveled leaves then I would wonder that the entire plant isn’t shriveling but just the few end leaves.

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