Aerial roots are crucial for orchids as they provide proper nutrition and hydration, and trimming them is not recommended. They absorb water and should only be removed when they are dead or damaged. If the roots are still healthy, they should not be trimmed even if they are growing indoors and do not need to stabilize themselves to a tree.
Orchid air roots should not be trimmed as they are part of the plant’s system for absorbing nutrients and water. Root structures should never be removed from the plant unless they have died back naturally or become damaged in some way. Doing so may cause the plant to become stressed and ultimately, it is essential to select a healthy parent plant.
To repot an orchid with two sets of roots, soak the entire orchid for 10 to 30 minutes below the stem or rhizome before the repotting process. Determine whether each aerial root is healthy and functional for the plant. Trimming the air roots looking brown and soft is not necessary, but work on the ones that are firm and white.
Orchid roots often grow out of the pot, and pruning them is not necessary. The air roots of an orchid do not have a function, so cutting them off is not necessary. Instead, they can be put back in the ground. Aerial roots should not be cut away unless they are damaged in some way or dead. Broken roots are easy to spot and should be cut away with a sharp knife.
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