Hi guys,
Not sure if this is the right spot to post this, but hopefully someone here can help! I’ve inherited a very old Monstera Deliciosa which is about 1.6m tall, but only has 2 leaves, both right up the top of its long, bare ‘trunk’! I’m just wondering if there’s a way to get the ‘trunk’ to sprout new leaves/a new growing tip?!
I was thinking of taking a cutting from it, thinking that might encourage new growing tips to emerge, but because these 2 leaves are so close together & the highest visible node/aerial root is underneath both leaves, taking a cutting would leave the trunk with no leaves at all... would that make the trunk just die? Because it would have no leaves to photosynthesise then...
Here’s a (really terrible) pic in case it helps!
How to get Monstera to grow new leaves?
If it isn't growing you may have different issues...not a plant I know, honestly, but yes, I expect the trunk would die without those 2 leaves.
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