Root question

[cneos]

I probably should not have called them 'sucker' roots. In reality, the perform the same function as 'normal' roots - take up moisture and nutrients and provide an anchor for the plant mass. Roots increase their surface area by getting longer and thicker, but also by branching. (Some growers actually force branching with the machete technique - that is, they'll cut off a foot or more roots on a plant that has 5 to 6 foot long roots).

The very hard, woody roots on your plant are probably no longer alive so it wouldn't hurt to snip them off at the base.

[Neverend]

From my experience, I would suggest that you leave any kind of root that stays on the plant alone. I have this vandaceous orchid that has roots looking so dry and thin, yet it started to put out tiny roots from these dead-looking roots. You don't have to worry about dead roots, with enough wind and dryness they will just snap off. It's the rotting ones that you'll have to look out for though!

[Daemos]

Guess Ill have to leave them alone in this case then. Roots are beginning to grow from everywhere looks like the plant has adapted to my cold dark room. Does more sunlight encourage rootgrowth?