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title: "Hello, I just got her yesterday. I was wondering if she needs to be…"
description: "Hello, I just got her yesterday. I was wondering if she needs to be put in a bigger pot or cut the root? Thank you in advance😊"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Bee-anka"
published: "2025-04-29T21:42:59.901007Z"
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# Hello, I just got her yesterday. I was wondering if she needs to be…

_Posted by Bee-anka on 2025-04-29_

Hello, I just got her yesterday. I was wondering if she needs to be put in a bigger pot or cut the root? Thank you in advance😊

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## 2 comments

### Sunny commented on 2025-04-29

You don’t know if it’s root bound until you remove the pot and check all of the roots. The plant doesn’t look like it’s suffering from being root bound. Moving up to a bigger pot can cause more issues if it’s not time to repot.

### Sapphire commented on 2025-04-30

You can chop the bottom third of the roots if you don’t want to upsize, but for sensitive ones like calatheas, dieffenbachias and alocasias, just upsize.

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