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title: "Is it rotting? :( the base is not mushy at all. It's getting plenty…"
description: "Is it rotting? :( the base is not mushy at all. It's getting plenty of sunlight and I don't think I am overwatering it. The top parts are actually actively…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Ntm"
published: "2024-11-08T15:35:08.848991Z"
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# Is it rotting? :( the base is not mushy at all. It's getting plenty…

_Posted by Ntm on 2024-11-08_

Is it rotting? :( the base is not mushy at all. It's getting plenty of sunlight and I don't think I am overwatering it. The top parts are actually actively growing. Seems like the brown parts are creeping up. Should I cut the those parts off the base and try to save it?

This is Euphorbia leucodendron.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/MC0By7UZxWB8geUTEHXaVm5EHiet0ZxtWLar-IEP5r8/4PmpAyhBSFOb36yZKKMVuA.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/MC0By7UZxWB8geUTEHXaVm5EHiet0ZxtWLar-IEP5r8/Emn4kBd9Sw6-CqHmBw9Fhw.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### Chris commented on 2024-11-08

That appears to be normal, healthy eup tissue bark. As arid zone euphorbias age, they naturally gain bark on trunk stems.

### Ezzeldin Yaqoub commented on 2024-11-08

Ya, just corking, which is the process of stem converting into a trunk to support the heavy load of new growth so it doesn’t break off.

### Ntm commented on 2024-11-08

Oh damn... I cut a whole branch out a month ago thinking it was root rot. Good to know! 😂

### Shamana commented on 2024-11-09

lol better safe than sorry

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