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title: "My Zz has a broken limb. Should I cut it all the way down to the dirt?"
description: "My Zz has a broken limb. Should I cut it all the way down to the dirt?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/659dff3a7228c4e005771cb6"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Doll"
published: "2024-01-10T02:21:46.667Z"
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# My Zz has a broken limb. Should I cut it all the way down to the dirt?

_Posted by Doll on 2024-01-10_

My Zz has a broken limb. Should I cut it all the way down to the dirt?

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## 4 comments

### KD 🪴 commented on 2024-01-10

Yes

### Catalina🌺 commented on 2024-01-10

Mine broke too and I thought it was a goner (esp cause it was young) but she repaired herself!! It was amazing:)

#### Doll replied on 2024-01-12

Did it grow a leaf?

#### Catalina🌺 replied on 2024-01-14

She formed a "callus" of sorts

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