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Can I prune my sprawling monstera??

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I got a wee monstera from Trader Joe's about 2 years ago; 2 plants in one pot. They clearly are very happy in its new home, but (and) they're getting unwieldy -- they're taking over the entire corner of the room, and they are growing out instead of up (kind of like myself, I guess... must be perimenopausal). Three questions:


1. Is it possible to encourage upward growth, or is that just not-monstera?

2. Can I prune it/trim it back without killing it, and if so how? I hate to lop off stems/leaves, but this thing is spreading like crazy.

3. I should just leave those aerial roots to do their thing, right?






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