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title: "HELP! The tree I bought for my office has some odd growth. I’ve had…"
description: "HELP! The tree I bought for my office has some odd growth. I’ve had it for a few months now and haven’t had any issues until this week. There are occasional…"
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author: "HopefulPlantMom"
published: "2026-09-29T13:14:37.607935Z"
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# HELP! The tree I bought for my office has some odd growth. I’ve had…

_Posted by HopefulPlantMom on 2026-09-29_

HELP! The tree I bought for my office has some odd growth. I’ve had it for a few months now and haven’t had any issues until this week. There are occasional leaf drops but there were about a dozen that I noticed today and then I saw this growth at the base of the trunk. What is it and what do I do?

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## 4 comments

### Brittany commented on 2026-09-29

It looks like dog vomit slime mold 😂 I did not know it could happen indoors with houseplants. I watch that stuff crawl across my mulch outside from time to time.

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#### sarahinthemeantime replied on 2026-09-29

This is just all around extremely upsetting information… thoughts and prayers for OP 🙏🏻🫣

#### Jen replied on 2026-09-29

New fear unlocked. 😳

### NattieB55 commented on 2026-09-29

I usually try to repot and not overwater when I have had it on a plant in the past. It loves the dampness. Good luck!

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