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title: "Just got this Monstera at Walmart and there were a couple leaves…"
description: "Just got this Monstera at Walmart and there were a couple leaves damaged. Should I cut them and if so where? Otherwise a very healthy plant."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/64890a3739c55b44e31742bc"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Micaela Macenzi"
published: "2023-06-14T00:30:47.384Z"
language: "en"
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# Just got this Monstera at Walmart and there were a couple leaves…

_Posted by Micaela Macenzi on 2023-06-14_

Just got this Monstera at Walmart and there were a couple leaves damaged. Should I cut them and if so where? Otherwise a very healthy plant.

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## 3 comments

### Gigglzngreenz commented on 2023-06-14

If that’s the newest leaf you don’t want to cut it off. You need to wait until the new leaf emerges from this one and then decide if you want to cut it off. But let it form the new leaf first. I’m one of those who hates ugly leaves so I always remove them as soon as I can, just not if they’re forming a new leaf in their petiole.

### Fern \<3 commented on 2023-06-14

Yeah I’d leave it alone.

### Tellie commented on 2023-06-14

My daughter made holes in a few of mine. Plus it’s been knocked over by my dogs. It’s doing just fine! It has been producing 3 new leaves at a time.

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