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Pruning Monstera deliciosia

9 years ago

We recently moved 2k miles and some of my house plants ended up a little worse for wear. The monstera has several leaves that have been ripped/torn and I'm wondering if I should prune them completely or not. (I'm not talking small tears, some of them are just pieces of formerly large leaves). They don't seem to be damaged further than that so I'm not sure if it's wise to remove leaves that are potentially providing energy to the plant to help it heal. If they were wilting or drying up, I'd definitely cut them but since they seem otherwise healthy I'm not so sure. The plant also has several new leaves on it from before the move, and I don't want to jeopardize the new growth by pruning the plant back too much. Thoughts? If I should prune it, how far should I cut it back? Some of the stalks are rather long and this is my first monstera (never pruned it before) so I'm not sure if it will continue to vine from a pruned stalk or if the stalk should be cut back as much as possible. Thanks.

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