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title: "Looking for guidance. Just wondering if it’s normal for the soft…"
description: "Looking for guidance. Just wondering if it’s normal for the soft needles ”leaves” to be falling out? Does this just mean it’s going to bud new branches from…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Dom Persian"
published: "2024-11-09T12:34:54.521887Z"
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# Looking for guidance. Just wondering if it’s normal for the soft…

_Posted by Dom Persian on 2024-11-09_

Looking for guidance. Just wondering if it’s normal for the soft needles ”leaves” to be falling out? Does this just mean it’s going to bud new branches from those spot or something more sinister? Thank you.

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## 2 comments

### All\_things\_plants commented on 2024-11-09

Something is wrong but I don’t know what is wrong

### Jandy Mo commented on 2024-11-09

I would chop that baby in half and re-pot both pieces together. It will give you a chance to check the roots and then fertilize after it recovers from re-pot. The stalks will have a chance to get fatter to support themselves as they get tall again. That’s what I did. 🌵💙

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