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title: "Hi everyone. Beginner plant mom here. I recently acquired a young…"
description: "Hi everyone. Beginner plant mom here. I recently acquired a young Myrtle tree. I repotted it yesterday into a terracotta pot with drainage. This is the first…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "SoftlyRooted"
published: "2026-04-14T17:41:30.764111Z"
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# Hi everyone. Beginner plant mom here. I recently acquired a young…

_Posted by SoftlyRooted on 2026-04-14_

Hi everyone. Beginner plant mom here. I recently acquired a young Myrtle tree. I repotted it yesterday into a terracotta pot with drainage. This is the first tree I have owned and am looking for advice and tips on caring for this tree. It came with the moss, should I keep that? How often should I trim and shape it? Planta is telling me that during these months I need to water everyday, but that feels like a lot to me. Any help would be appreciated.

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## 1 comment

### EPBplants commented on 2026-10-10

How is it going? I just got a young Myrtle tree - it looks healthy but is dropping a lot of leaves.

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