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title: "No matter what I do, my compact dragon tree gets worse, please help!"
description: "No matter what I do, my compact dragon tree gets worse, please help!"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Jordan"
published: "2024-07-09T12:36:54.656638Z"
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# No matter what I do, my compact dragon tree gets worse, please help!

_Posted by Jordan on 2024-07-09_

No matter what I do, my compact dragon tree gets worse, please help!

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## 1 comment

### Zack commented on 2025-06-05

Is there direct sunlight hitting it? If so place in an “indirect” area. Distilled water/purified water or rain water is best for these tropical plants. Overwatering could be an issue too, so if it is let it dry out a tiny bit more. They have water meters to check if the bottom is wet, if it is let that dry out too prior to watering :)

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