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Posted by bookwyrme 9 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 25, 11 at 21:21
| I've had a philodendron for years, and it's getting big--too big for my yard, in fact. Is there any possibility it would survive a trunk amputation if I left it some areal roots and replanted it? Or would it grow again from the roots if I sliced off the top? I'd like to keep it, if at all possible.
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RE: Cutting down a Philodendron (in size)
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- Posted by izhar Karachi Pakistan (My Page) on
Wed, Apr 27, 11 at 0:45
| Chop it off, it will grow from the trunk left but will be a slow process. You can also retain the leafy upper portion, they root easily. I live in a warmer part of world so my advice would have a lesser weightage then someone who is growing it in your zone. |
RE: Cutting down a Philodendron (in size)
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| It's very warm here (S CA). I wonder if Gardenweb's Zone finder got my zone wrong? Anyway, thanks for the advice. I do want to keep the philodendron, but not at his current height--or more. |
RE: Cutting down a Philodendron (in size)
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| actually you can pot your plant in the ground in zone 9 and be done with it, it will survive..cut the top off with a set of roots and put it in the ground |
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