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title: "Hey! Looking for advice - I’m a novice with houseplants but have had…"
description: "Hey! Looking for advice - I’m a novice with houseplants but have had this lovely rubber plant for a year or more now. However it’s sprouted this second stem!?…"
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# Hey! Looking for advice - I’m a novice with houseplants but have had…

_Mills님이 2024-03-05에 게시함_

Hey! Looking for advice - I’m a novice with houseplants but have had this lovely rubber plant for a year or more now. However it’s sprouted this second stem!? Any advice on why or what I need to do about it would be appreciated 😊

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/7XBc7Ray5HFRbVV4OeNpDd1JiDRrBcrqM0vVoau22qs/vmF4BRreSQmW4g-Mn9udFg.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/7XBc7Ray5HFRbVV4OeNpDd1JiDRrBcrqM0vVoau22qs/yNKEZOj8RFW_w1IREndHTQ.webp?size=large)

## 6개의 댓글

### letsfindjoy님이 2024-03-05에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Has it produced any leaves? Is it floppy or has it just grown wonky like that bc it’s not supported? If it’s not easily able to be more upright and staked to continue to grow the way I’d prob chop it.

### Plant Father님이 2024-03-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

is the plant rootbound? that second “stem” looks like it might actually be an adventitious root

#### Mills님이 2024-03-12에 답변했습니다.

What do you suggest I do with this root, please? As it’s far too big to fit into a pot 😅

#### Plant Father님이 2024-03-12에 답변했습니다.

you could cut it off or leave it, or if the plant is rootbound, i would put it in a larger pot and tuck the whole root into the new pot, then backfill with new media

#### Mills님이 2024-03-12에 답변했습니다.

Ok, will give it a try! Thank you for the advice 😊

### ZWolfhiem님이 2024-03-06에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Yes if definitely looks like a root and not a stem

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