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Originally Posted by Curtis s
The plant does not have many new healthy roots, most of them are dead. Would it still be ok to mount or pot it, if not is there any way to encourage a lot more root growth?
Thanks for all the help and advice so far.
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FWIW, Dendrobiums grow roots generally from new canes only. The canes are energy storage device. They use the energy stored in the old canes to produce new ones. So, likely even if your plant lost all its roots, provided it had had a healthy rhizome and healthy canes if you just sat it somewhere where it would not rot and had the right humidity then it would eventually start growing new canes from "eyes" at the bottom of the existing cane, which would then grow roots. The only thing you need to do is ensure that the plant is stable so when it grows them it doesn't fall over and break them.
Even if the rhizome completely rots out, or if you end up with a couple of canes you cut off for some reason, you can usually turn them into new plants just by keeping the canes somewhere with indirect light and medium humidity (not so wet they rot, not so dry they shrivel). Cut healthy canes will often start forming keikis to preserve themselves. I have saved a dendrobium that way. In you climate I bet the keikis would grow quick too. It might be a good chance to experiment. ;-)
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