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title: "I chopped off the top of my umbrella tree to get a propagation but…"
description: "I chopped off the top of my umbrella tree to get a propagation but now the new leaves and stems have these weird brown spots. Is it a fungal infection? What…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/zfqgfBBVRdSF5N73D2l8aA"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Kara"
published: "2024-07-11T15:49:27.041222Z"
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# I chopped off the top of my umbrella tree to get a propagation but…

_Posted by Kara on 2024-07-11_

I chopped off the top of my umbrella tree to get a propagation but now the new leaves and stems have these weird brown spots. Is it a fungal infection? What should I do?? And the new leaves don’t have the varigation 😭

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