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title: "So a few of the leaves fell off my little succulent when I bought it…"
description: "So a few of the leaves fell off my little succulent when I bought it and now it seems like there’s roots coming out of them mid stem! Should I trim those? My…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/64b4a43b590a87c3d5917f24"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Jess Johnstone"
published: "2023-07-17T02:15:23.755Z"
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# So a few of the leaves fell off my little succulent when I bought it…

_Posted by Jess Johnstone on 2023-07-17_

So a few of the leaves fell off my little succulent when I bought it and now it seems like there’s roots coming out of them mid stem! Should I trim those? My plant is otherwise healthy.

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## 3 comments

### PeanutRhymes commented on 2023-07-17

Those are perfectly normal! They’re called air roots. The plant produces those to get some extra nutrients from the air, sometimes due to not having enough in the soil. It's completely up to you if you trim them or not, the plant will be healthy either way!

### Addy the plant lover commented on 2023-07-17

Or chop and propagate

### ☆ bridget ☆ commented on 2023-07-18

Oml the ducks 🙀 💗

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