Thank you SO MUCH for this video...I have looked "everywhere" to get information about how to cut back, re-root, and propagate one of these in my back yard...it was already here when I moved in. I now feel confident to try your experiment. I'm in Rockport, so this one lives in the yard, but it needs some attention. Thanks again! : ) Best to you all!
Hope it works for you! I had the same problem when I was trying to find some information on them so I just took it in my own hands! Lol! Thanks for watching!
I live in Tampa FL moved from the North East and these plants grow up tp six feet tall out doors peoplehere tend to take them for granted and just chop them off at the trunk and dispose of them leaving them at the curb. I have taken a few home and like a cut flower re-ut the base on an angle used my pole digger ( yes that big base 4 inchs) and just planted the lush plant ...as simple as that. At first the lower steams yellowed and fell off other than that well watered re-rooted and flourished. 🪴
I enjoyed you “experiment” I am doing the same with mine today! My plant is at least 60 years old and I live in Missouri. All these years it’s been in in winter out in spring and we are getting to old to keep this up😂😂 So if I have no success with the bottom plant coming back ( which I think it will tough old guy)I will root the top truck section that I lopped off. It’s a survivor and hardy like we are at 80, so we’ll see how it goes!! 🎉
I have 3 that are 33 years old. Similar to yours. I am facing the same issues in Vancouver, Washington. I got them in 1989 in Arlington, Texas. They were outside and froze back to the ground. That was many years ago; they came back.
@@clintondonaldson9187 I started with 3 and now have 5. They are thriving! Instructions on cutting-separating were right-on! These plants are now approaching 35 years in age.
Awesome video, thanks for sharing! I was researching on how to cut thing thing back because I have a huge one in my backyard, this is how I found your channel. New subscriber here 🙋🏼♀️. I’m in Texas too 🤗
I’m still watching and not even halfway but this is my exact issue. I got this plant from the funeral home when my dad passed in September 2022. They said it’s 30yrs old and it had 3 dead root areas and one that has a living “trunk” thing that like yours got skinny the lower it gets. I tried to repot it as it was root bound but since I have, 2 of the 6 leaves are turning yellow (probably shock) and it has a shoot that’s been there and hasn’t changed or grown or died for that matter the whole time we’ve had him. I had no idea about cutting the roots or propagating it or anything and I’m terrified to screw it up! Hoping your video shows good results! I need help!
Oh, I know that’s hard and you have an emotional attachment to that plant! I didn’t have that so it was an easier decision for me to whack it off. Mine did survive the process. Maybe by doing that and being able to give it a new repot will good soul it will flourish. Let me know how it goes. 🪴👩🏼🌾
Thanks so much for sharing!! We just did the same thing. Our plant was 3x the size. In San Diego California. I hope they survive. How much should I water it after propagating?
Mine also is taking over my yard!! Every time I cut a large trunk off, it soon sprouts new growth!! I want to find out how to stop & manage the regrowth after downsizing the monster of a plant!!
Looks smaller until you moved the camera to outside!!! 😲 WOAH it's huge!! I see you gave a link to the update, I'll check that out as well!! Thank you so much 🌱🌿🌻❣️💪😃👍❣️🌾🌷🌱🌿
Like you, I searched far and wide for info on this bad boy. I have one just like it. Now, Snowmageddon damaged it...I don't know if I should cut those trunks back. ( Also live in Texas) So....what happened to yours? I have read that you can cut the live trunks back where there are live aerial roots and plant and propogate...but if the leaves die sprouting from them...that trunk will never sprout again and will wither in time. Since mine died on top...I don't know if I should cut the trunks back, as the aerial roots are dead too. But, lol and behold it's sprouting from the base of the trunk....like a miracle. Should I leave the trunk? What happened with your experiment?
It in the very back of my greenhouse for winter but it is on the list of videos to update this spring. It has been one of the most requested videos! Thanks for watching!
Omg I have looked for this video for ever. I have one that is just as big as yours I have not ever found anybody else that has one just like it. They are all super small. Like you and everyone else I can’t find a video. I planned to show me doing it on my channel as well but didn’t want to risk it. I really need to. I’m excited to see the follow up video. New sub to your channel. From Oklahoma. Thank you for the info.
Did you do yours? I live in Oklahoma too. I bring mine in at the beginning of fall to my atrium and back out in spring. It is getting pretty big and I have been looking at propagating it so my daughter can have one. I have been too chicken because I just love this big guy and would be devastated if I lost it!
@@ladonnanielsen6652 I literally yesterday took it out of the greenhouse and chopped it up. Had no choice. Not sure what I’m going to do with cuttings just yet. I’ll keep you posted.
Both pots are doing well!! The ones I cut off rooted and have some leaves sprouting and the tops rooted and didn’t miss a beat. I’ll do an update when I move them into the greenhouse for winter. Thanks for watching and keeping up with us!
@@TheChickenCoopHomestead So, at my job we have the same plant as you do. Its very huge so, we decided to cut back and repotted it. I took some home, and did the exact thing you did today! Im so excited to see the results. I have mine indoors!
Both pots are doing well!! The ones I cut off rooted and have some leaves sprouting and the tops rooted and didn’t miss a beat. I’ll do an update when I move them into the greenhouse for winter. Thanks for watching and keeping up with us!
They were but -8 degrees in Texas is very unusual! They were in my greenhouse with some heat but that’s really cold! We have them outside and hoping for the best. Thanks for watching!
Here is a follow up video I did. It’s doing great! Split Leaf Philodendron and Pencil Cactus Update and Greenhouse Tour ua-cam.com/video/qahPiiprSGs/v-deo.html Thanks for watching! 👩🏼🌾🪴
I’m in Texas too. Zone 9b and I have these in my yard and they’re ginormous and I’m going to have to do the same thing. Either I’m going to kill it or it’ll survive 😓
You could have gotten a lot more plants from those two. If the roots were good (aerial) you could have cut the tree into sections with good roots and planted each one.
Yes, but I didn’t even know this would work and didn’t want to stress the plant any further but definitely could have been done now that I know it works. Thanks for watching!
ua-cam.com/video/qahPiiprSGs/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/4YDBukmjtHA/v-deo.html Here are two videos that show an update. Hope this helps and thanks for watching! 👩🏼🌾🪴💕
I have a 45 year old monster that's been in need of repotting for years. PLEASE tell me how yours turned out. I don't want to kill it. Which method worked? the staub with the roots or the cut off thick trunk (with the smaller part cut off) with leaves?
Nooo You should’ve never did that you should’ve just let it be just take it out of the greenhouse and put it against a tree or something or against the wall I feel so bad for the plant it was beautiful when he was big
Thank you SO MUCH for this video...I have looked "everywhere" to get information about how to cut back, re-root, and propagate one of these in my back yard...it was already here when I moved in. I now feel confident to try your experiment. I'm in Rockport, so this one lives in the yard, but it needs some attention. Thanks again! : ) Best to you all!
Hope it works for you! I had the same problem when I was trying to find some information on them so I just took it in my own hands! Lol! Thanks for watching!
Angela that’s a pretty plant. You are such a great Gardner. Y’all stay safe my friend. God bless y’all.
I just hope I haven’t killed them! Thank you!
The Chicken Coop I don’t think you did. We will sure hope not.
I live in Tampa FL moved from the North East and these plants grow up tp six feet tall out doors peoplehere tend to take them for granted and just chop them off at the trunk and dispose of them leaving them at the curb. I have taken a few home and like a cut flower re-ut the base on an angle used my pole digger ( yes that big base 4 inchs) and just planted the lush plant ...as simple as that. At first the lower steams yellowed and fell off other than that well watered re-rooted and flourished. 🪴
Wow, that is awesome! I would do the same thing. Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
I enjoyed you “experiment” I am doing the same with mine today! My plant is at least 60 years old and I live in Missouri. All these years it’s been in in winter out in spring and we are getting to old to keep this up😂😂 So if I have no success with the bottom plant coming back ( which I think it will tough old guy)I will root the top truck section that I lopped off. It’s a survivor and hardy like we are at 80, so we’ll see how it goes!! 🎉
I here ya! It’s hard to move those in and out! Hope it survives and thrives and thanks for watching! 💕
Hi thanks for the video. Can you give us a update on how they are progressing 4months on? Thanks again all the way from Perth, Western Australia
I will try to do an update next week! This has been a popular video because there is not much info out there that I could find. Thanks for watching!
I will be looking for your update as well! New sub as well
Yay! It’s coming soon! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
I think it will be fine it may not look good for awhile. Thank you for sharing. Your new friends ~ Tony & Shelly
Thank you so much! Welcome to my channel and I’ll check yours out as well. Thanks for watching!
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Love my chickens!💕👩🏼🌾🐓
I have 3 that are 33 years old. Similar to yours. I am facing the same issues in Vancouver, Washington. I got them in 1989 in Arlington, Texas. They were outside and froze back to the ground. That was many years ago; they came back.
33 years! That’s awesome! Thanks for watching!🪴👩🏼🌾
Need an update how do they look 4 years later
@@clintondonaldson9187 I started with 3 and now have 5. They are thriving! Instructions on cutting-separating were right-on! These plants are now approaching 35 years in age.
Awesome video, thanks for sharing! I was researching on how to cut thing thing back because I have a huge one in my backyard, this is how I found your channel. New subscriber here 🙋🏼♀️. I’m in Texas too 🤗
Yay! I searched and searched too! So I just did it and filmed! All are doing well. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
It would be nice to know if this method worked!
I did a follow up video ITS ALIVE! Follow Up On Cutting Back A Monster
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Thanks for watching! 👩🏼🌾
Mine is huge as well. Can’t wait to see how your experiment goes! I’ll keep checking back for updates on this video!
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I’m still watching and not even halfway but this is my exact issue. I got this plant from the funeral home when my dad passed in September 2022. They said it’s 30yrs old and it had 3 dead root areas and one that has a living “trunk” thing that like yours got skinny the lower it gets. I tried to repot it as it was root bound but since I have, 2 of the 6 leaves are turning yellow (probably shock) and it has a shoot that’s been there and hasn’t changed or grown or died for that matter the whole time we’ve had him. I had no idea about cutting the roots or propagating it or anything and I’m terrified to screw it up! Hoping your video shows good results! I need help!
Oh, I know that’s hard and you have an emotional attachment to that plant! I didn’t have that so it was an easier decision for me to whack it off. Mine did survive the process. Maybe by doing that and being able to give it a new repot will good soul it will flourish. Let me know how it goes. 🪴👩🏼🌾
Thanks so much for sharing!! We just did the same thing. Our plant was 3x the size. In San Diego California. I hope they survive. How much should I water it after propagating?
I would not keep it soaking wet but moist until you see new growth then I would cut back to normal watering. Thanks for watching! 🪴👩🏼🌾
Thank you for this video. You are right, not w lot of videos. I’m in 9B and mine is 8 feet tall and maybe 15 feet wide-it’s taking over my yard!
Mine also is taking over my yard!! Every time I cut a large trunk off, it soon sprouts new growth!! I want to find out how to stop & manage the regrowth after downsizing the monster of a plant!!
@sallyplumb7758 I would think you will need to dig it up. My roots were very small and shallow surprisingly but the Ariel roots were much larger.
I use a tree pruning saw to divide roots and it works well and fast...what a good video to show how to do this 🥬
Looks smaller until you moved the camera to outside!!! 😲 WOAH it's huge!! I see you gave a link to the update, I'll check that out as well!! Thank you so much 🌱🌿🌻❣️💪😃👍❣️🌾🌷🌱🌿
Yes it was huge!
Thank you so much!!
My grandma lives in lewis texas and hers is huge and thrives outside in the ground. Its massive.
Yes, that is a bit further south than me. I wish I could leave mine out, it would be a lot easier! Lol! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this! Super helpful for our monster!
Yay! Glad it helped and thanks for watching!
I'm dying for an update. I have also researched this type of plant and your video was the only one that actually helped. Please give us an update!!!
I’ve got an update filmed! Should be out next week! Thanks for your patience! I will tell you it’s doing great! 👩🏼🌾
Check out my latest video!
Like you, I searched far and wide for info on this bad boy. I have one just like it.
Now, Snowmageddon damaged it...I don't know if I should cut those trunks back. ( Also live in Texas)
So....what happened to yours?
I have read that you can cut the live trunks back where there are live aerial roots and plant and propogate...but if the leaves die sprouting from them...that trunk will never sprout again and will wither in time.
Since mine died on top...I don't know if I should cut the trunks back, as the aerial roots are dead too.
But, lol and behold it's sprouting from the base of the trunk....like a miracle.
Should I leave the trunk?
What happened with your experiment?
I would cut back down to what is dead. Mine is huge again.
would love an update about this plant!
It in the very back of my greenhouse for winter but it is on the list of videos to update this spring. It has been one of the most requested videos! Thanks for watching!
subscribed just for the update😌 staying to gain some of your wisdom
Well, it was doing well till the Snowmageddon of Texas! -5 degrees. Still hoping it is alive!
Thanks for subscribing and hopefully I will have an even more amazing update.
Would love to see what happened to this plant. I have one that has overgrown. And I’m afraid to cut it back.
I replanted one in zone 9b. It lost the leaves and hasn't done anything in a year.
Oh no! That does not sound good.
Beautiful plant - my mom had one !!
It is pretty and very forgiving because I have surely neglected it and now I have traumatized it! Lol! Thanks for watching!
Omg I have looked for this video for ever. I have one that is just as big as yours I have not ever found anybody else that has one just like it. They are all super small. Like you and everyone else I can’t find a video. I planned to show me doing it on my channel as well but didn’t want to risk it. I really need to. I’m excited to see the follow up video. New sub to your channel. From Oklahoma. Thank you for the info.
Hey neighbor! I live in Texas! So glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
Did you do yours? I live in Oklahoma too. I bring mine in at the beginning of fall to my atrium and back out in spring. It is getting pretty big and I have been looking at propagating it so my daughter can have one. I have been too chicken because I just love this big guy and would be devastated if I lost it!
@@ladonnanielsen6652 I literally yesterday took it out of the greenhouse and chopped it up. Had no choice. Not sure what I’m going to do with cuttings just yet. I’ll keep you posted.
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Hows the plant doing now, if i may ask?
I know..!!
Both pots are doing well!! The ones I cut off rooted and have some leaves sprouting and the tops rooted and didn’t miss a beat. I’ll do an update when I move them into the greenhouse for winter. Thanks for watching and keeping up with us!
@@TheChickenCoopHomestead very inspired
Thank you! Your interest and comments inspire us! 💕💕
@@TheChickenCoopHomestead So, at my job we have the same plant as you do. Its very huge so, we decided to cut back and repotted it. I took some home, and did the exact thing you did today! Im so excited to see the results. I have mine indoors!
You just saved my life I was sooo scared to just chop the roots but it's gotten out of hand
So glad it has helped.
Update yes please I’m ready to tackle a much smaller one but it’s an ugly beast and I want it to come out flush and thick
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Hi do you have an update on it?
Update please
Both pots are doing well!! The ones I cut off rooted and have some leaves sprouting and the tops rooted and didn’t miss a beat. I’ll do an update when I move them into the greenhouse for winter. Thanks for watching and keeping up with us!
@@TheChickenCoopHomestead thank you ..!!!
Thank you for the video! I have been searching this forever! Any updates? Hope they are doing well!!
They were but -8 degrees in Texas is very unusual! They were in my greenhouse with some heat but that’s really cold! We have them outside and hoping for the best. Thanks for watching!
Any updates on how this Monstera is doing??
Here is a follow up video I did. It’s doing great! Split Leaf Philodendron and Pencil Cactus Update and Greenhouse Tour
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Thanks for watching! 👩🏼🌾🪴
We need an update on how this went ?! 😊
Thank you for watching! It’s doing great! I have done a follow up video. It huge! 🪴👩🏼🌾💕
How is it doing? Hope it survived the winter.
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I’m in Texas too. Zone 9b and I have these in my yard and they’re ginormous and I’m going to have to do the same thing. Either I’m going to kill it or it’ll survive 😓
Oh yes I bet they do well in that zone and can overwinter outside even. Thanks for watching! Update soon.
So is it alive???? I have one and I want to take cuttings from it would love to know if yours lived :))
It did! That’s my next video coming up! Stay tuned! Thanks for watching!
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You could have gotten a lot more plants from those two. If the roots were good (aerial) you could have cut the tree into sections with good roots and planted each one.
Yes, but I didn’t even know this would work and didn’t want to stress the plant any further but definitely could have been done now that I know it works. Thanks for watching!
Did this work?
Yes! I have a follow up video about it too! Thanks for watching! 👩🏼🌾🪴
What episode should I look for for a follow up?
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Here are two videos that show an update. Hope this helps and thanks for watching! 👩🏼🌾🪴💕
@@TheChickenCoopHomestead thank you! Fingers crossed mine will survive!
I hope so too! Gardening blessings! 👩🏼🌾🌻💕🪴
Did it work?
Mine looks exactly like yours! Gotta help this poor plant!
It did! Thanks for watching! ua-cam.com/video/4YDBukmjtHA/v-deo.html
@@TheChickenCoopHomestead thank you so much!!
Fabulous
Do you have the follow up?
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I have a 45 year old monster that's been in need of repotting for years.
PLEASE tell me how yours turned out. I don't want to kill it.
Which method worked? the staub with the roots or the cut off thick trunk (with the smaller part cut off) with leaves?
Both were doing well and had new growth before our Snowmageddon here in Texas that got down to 8 degrees.
Anybody knows how to propagate this monster?
When I cut mine off the stump started having off shoots that could probably let grow a little then remove to propagate. Thanks for watching!!
Nooo
You should’ve never did that you should’ve just let it be just take it out of the greenhouse and put it against a tree or something or against the wall I feel so bad for the plant it was beautiful when he was big
Well, everything usually will do better with a little pruning! Even us! Lol! Thanks for watching! 👩🏼🌾🌻
Don't worry, it will grow big again. AND she was able to propagate it! 😊
How to cut back a monster….have your husband do it! 🙄
Lol! Actually my son! Lol! Thanks for watching!