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title: "This Monstera plant is growing so fast! Do I need to prune these…"
description: "This Monstera plant is growing so fast! Do I need to prune these branches? Thank you for your help."
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Choom"
published: "2026-01-25T19:56:19.116559Z"
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# This Monstera plant is growing so fast! Do I need to prune these…

_Posted by Choom on 2026-01-25_

This Monstera plant is growing so fast! Do I need to prune these branches?  
Thank you for your help.

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## 2 comments

### Jack\_R commented on 2026-01-26

Yes prune the babies - I keep about 4-6 leaves at a time per stem on my monstera

#### Choom replied on 2026-01-26

Thank you so much

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