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title: "I cut my stem off my yuca plant, is this it for my plant? Looks very…"
description: "I cut my stem off my yuca plant, is this it for my plant? Looks very much dead. 🥹"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Miss D"
published: "2025-02-26T23:22:40.375183Z"
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# I cut my stem off my yuca plant, is this it for my plant? Looks very…

_Posted by Miss D on 2025-02-26_

I cut my stem off my yuca plant, is this it for my plant? Looks very much dead. 🥹

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## 5 comments

### PlantLady commented on 2025-02-27

Why do you think it’s dead? It’s still very green and the bottom shoots look like they’ve recently put out new leaves

#### Miss D replied on 2025-02-27

The stem seems very soft, I’ve picked off all the dead yellowing leaves. This is how it used to look x

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#### PlantLady replied on 2025-02-27

It’s possibly unhappy, but by no means is it dead. Were the yellow leaves the bottom leaves on their shoots?

#### Miss D replied on 2025-02-27

Yes. I’ve moved it to more sunlight x

#### PlantLady replied on 2025-02-28

Bottom leaves yellowing isn’t a cause for concern unless it’s a bunch of them. Sometimes plants will sacrifice the oldest leaves to have more energy for new growth.

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