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title: "These were knocked off the mother plant—now that they are established…"
description: "These were knocked off the mother plant—now that they are established there are roots growing off the sides. I know this is normal, but do I need to do…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Crystal"
published: "2025-05-03T21:50:51.067871Z"
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# These were knocked off the mother plant—now that they are established…

_Posted by Crystal on 2025-05-03_

These were knocked off the mother plant—now that they are established there are roots growing off the sides. I know this is normal, but do I need to do anything with it-or just treat the plant as normal?

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## 1 comment

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-05-03

Just treat it as normal. They sometimes form because as the grow roots, they are low on moisture, so produce aerial type roots

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