Euphorbia Inermis stem shrivelled up

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Hero878
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Euphorbia Inermis stem shrivelled up

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Just noticed that one of the stems on my E Inermis has shrivelled up. I only got it a few weeks ago and just noticed this today. The shrivelled stem previously looked healthy like the other ones.
I did move it to a window sill these past few days so I'm think it could have been the change in temperature?

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Hard to say. Removing it was the right thing to do, in case it's infected with something.
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greenknight wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 6:19 am Hard to say. Removing it was the right thing to do, in case it's infected with something.
Thanks! Yeah glad I removed it as it was the only one deteriorating.
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I have had exactly the same issue with my E. inermis.
Not sure what is causing it. I interrupted waterings and that's it for the moment. I'll keep one eye on it and come be here for updates.
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Stems do die off. Its part of the growth cycle. It's not always cause for alarm.
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Yes. Maybe it is just natural senescence of the older stems...
That seems to be the case of my plant. The stems that are shrivelling are the older ones.
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My Eu. inermis grows slowly but steadily. Every now & then, a branch shrivels and dries out. I keep an eye on it, but up to now saw no cause to interfere.
I do so hate to cut into Euphorbias as you always have to have a Kleenex dipped into hot water to stop the bleeding.
It looks like the normal life cycle to me, too, just as mikethecactusguy has written.

After looking at your pics again: You have a very nice plant here, Hero878. Looks pretty young, is it? -- And the cut off stem looks perfectly normal to me.
I have found that succulents & cacti often look different when young or adult or old. My old plant (>16years) has such arms as your cutoff, and they tend to get grey at their base, too.
So to me everything looks fine according to your pics.
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