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title: "Hello! I acquired this Bird of Paradise. Some of the branches are…"
description: "Hello! I acquired this Bird of Paradise. Some of the branches are obviously bent but none are completely broken. Do I cut off the stems that are bent? Or keep…"
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# Hello! I acquired this Bird of Paradise. Some of the branches are…

_BirdieofParadise님이 2025-04-15에 게시함_

Hello! I acquired this Bird of Paradise. Some of the branches are obviously bent but none are completely broken.

Do I cut off the stems that are bent? Or keep taking care of her to try and get them back?

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/xApi86v_73kMyyrif9pdz98GYmBf0WckcpqNoJ69BnE/YBiboKL2RqazWQpoF7ZSIQ.webp?size=large)

## 4개의 댓글

### KJM님이 2025-04-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Since they're still quite green I would have a tendency to leave them on until I couldn't stand the ugly anymore. Then when you trim them off trim them as low as you can. Birds are heavy feeders so fertilize every time you water or use a slow release fertilizer. They also like high humidity and they do not want to be even a little dry yet not soggy either. Depending on where you live you will most likely need to water almost everyday and some days twice. It also looks like it could use some fresh soil. If you do repot I would bring the plant up a little bit and fill the pot with soil to almost the top.

### Nunyabzwx님이 2025-04-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Yes i would cute the bent ones bcz they are going to die. So instead of having the plant focus of trying to fix the bent ones it can focus on growing new leaves.

#### KJM님이 2025-04-15에 답변했습니다.

I agree they are going to die but they also are still photosynthesizing so they give the plant energy also. I suppose there's no way to know for sure whether they produce more energy or take more energy so either way is ok cut or not cut. If the leaf gets yellow then absolutely cut it off.

### Nunyabzwx님이 2025-04-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

\*Cut

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