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title: "Any suggestions why my elephant bonsai is leggy and unable to hold…"
description: "Any suggestions why my elephant bonsai is leggy and unable to hold itself up?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/648c4f9d8e33cc54fa2d681d"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Bethany Taylor"
published: "2023-06-16T12:03:41.524Z"
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# Any suggestions why my elephant bonsai is leggy and unable to hold…

_Posted by Bethany Taylor on 2023-06-16_

Any suggestions why my elephant bonsai is leggy and unable to hold itself up?

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## 2 comments

### Mara commented on 2023-06-16

Location would be my guess. Gotta find that sweet spot with more light. All my succulents and bonsai type plants receive a good amount of sunlight but not created equal. It may benefit from being slowly acclimated outside for the summer if you wish to try that.

### K. Alexandra commented on 2023-06-16

Any and all succulents get leggy to lack of sunlight. They leg out as a way of trying to find better light.

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