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title: "Hello guys I need some help please, today I realized these woodish…"
description: "Hello guys I need some help please, today I realized these woodish looking marks/damage on my White Princess Philodendron mother plant, just wondering what the…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Alex Jones"
published: "2026-05-04T23:53:47.020623Z"
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# Hello guys I need some help please, today I realized these woodish…

_Posted by Alex Jones on 2026-05-04_

Hello guys I need some help please, today I realized these woodish looking marks/damage on my White Princess Philodendron mother plant, just wondering what the cause may be and how I can avoid it from happening anymore.. I think it may be stress from being strapped to the wooden stick. Removing the ties and mounting it on a sphagnum moss pole.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/NEf1luCc9mXh6n1RfxuXLSPqWTWiaZsxHelRHhYGO8s/RYXfZDuBRcWMxtaK0QUmGw.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/NEf1luCc9mXh6n1RfxuXLSPqWTWiaZsxHelRHhYGO8s/_mgbN7Q_SPmVVbjImZ3bZw.webp?size=large)

## 2 comments

### Morgan Picillo 🖤 🌿 commented on 2026-05-05

Are you able to gently scrape off some of the smaller oval spots with your fingernail or are they “part” of the plant?

### Alex Jones commented on 2026-05-05

They are kinda part of the plant, if I scrape the most outer layer of the stalk off the spots come off with it.

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