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title: "Any thoughts on why this stem of my Umbrella Tree is turning black?…"
description: "Any thoughts on why this stem of my Umbrella Tree is turning black? It started kind of in the middle of the stem and has progressed mostly upwards and a bit…"
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author: "Meg"
published: "2024-06-17T11:15:08.901755Z"
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# Any thoughts on why this stem of my Umbrella Tree is turning black?…

_Publicado por Meg el 2024-06-17_

Any thoughts on why this stem of my Umbrella Tree is turning black?  
It started kind of in the middle of the stem and has progressed mostly upwards and a bit downwards. Now it is extending to the stem of the one leaf set.

![Adjunto 1 de 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/L8tIJepW91DqfPcZPmDgwrJlPRhKR6CBfF5qn0PgeEc/Iuet78SbRcGntUPDqXQQVw.webp?size=large)

![Adjunto 2 de 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/L8tIJepW91DqfPcZPmDgwrJlPRhKR6CBfF5qn0PgeEc/Vmg0Q7sMSxKwPG1-qqbTpw.webp?size=large)

## 3 comentarios

### eatyacarbs comentó el 2024-06-17

😬 check your roots! Sounds like it might be rot

#### Meg respondió el 2024-06-18

It was indeed root rot. I removed the infected stem and I’m going to repot the other stem in fresh soil. Thoughts on if I should reduce pot size?

#### eatyacarbs respondió el 2024-06-18

definitely smaller pot and maybe do a little peroxide treatment on whatever salvageable roots you have

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