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title: "Ok this is random, but in theory could you cut off healthy roots from…"
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# Ok this is random, but in theory could you cut off healthy roots from…

_Charlie✨님이 2024-05-20에 게시함_

Ok this is random, but in theory could you cut off healthy roots from a plant, and it be ok? Would anything happen to the plant? Also, if you can do this, could you grow a new plant just from the roots, or does it not work like that? Just a random question that popped into my head :)

## 4개의 댓글

### Katelyn님이 2024-05-20에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I’ve seen some people do it with an established plant to keep it in the same pit size. Like they don’t want the plant to get bigger so they cut the roots. It could go into a little bit of shock but should bounce back. And you can’t grow a plant from root cuttings.

#### MattL님이 2024-05-20에 답변했습니다.

I used to do this a lot. If you do this, one key is to also trim back the foliage. The plant has a certain amount of root mass to support a certain amount of foliage, so if you root prune you should prune above as well. There are certain plants that don’t take well to root pruning (I’ve never done it for an orchid or a palm, for instance).

### K님이 2024-05-20에 댓글을 남겼어요.

There are certain plants that can regrow from roots. The most classic example is any plant you can grow from a tuber (think potato), though I believe others like peony can also be regrown from roots alone.

Many plants can regrow roots if they are removed, which is why things like water propagation can work.

The only plants I know of that can live long-term without roots are air plants, which are specially adapted so their roots only serve as anchors.

### Krista님이 2024-05-21에 댓글을 남겼어요.

+1 to advice above, but also just don’t cut off too many roots at once (same as you would do for leaves). The plant needs time to adapt.

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