Help with a Palm

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by Vibe_s, Oct 30, 2007.

  1. Vibe_s

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    Hi
    I purchased a regular store botten Palm. I am having trouble with the tips going brown. I have been trimming them. Is that the right thing to do??????????
    Can you help me with this problem???
    May thanks Vibe_s
     
  2. edleigh7

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    G'day Vibe.....do you mean bottle palm? Do you have a photo?

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  3. bihai

    bihai Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Brown tips, for me anyway, usually mean only 2 things:
    too much water
    fertilizer burn

    It would help to know what type of palm it is, or show a photo of the damage
     
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    I agree with bihai, but add to the list sunburn. Sometimes new palms that I buy might say full sun, but they have been grown in part shade or full shade. When I plant them in the garden in full sun, they sometimes start to burn. This has been happening with one of my red Dypsis. Plus it may take them a while to adjust to their new position...

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  5. Vibe_s

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    Here are the pictures
     

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    HELLO
    I have sent 2 pictures not sure if they went through. Please let me know if you
    receive them.
    Thanks so much for your help vibe_s
     
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    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

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    Low humidity levels could explain the dry tips.
     
  8. Dave-Florida

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    "areca" palm, Dypsis lutescens?
     
  9. bihai

    bihai Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    It does look like an areca palm.
    If you are not overwatering it, then I agree, low humidity may be the culprit. Try misting it frequently (3-5 times a day) with a spray bottle of water, or running a cool mist humidifier in that room near it.

    I keep an areca indoors under a bank of skylights where it gets a lot of light, and water it 2x a week, Tuesday and Friday. I may have a photo somewhere.
     

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    Sorry mate, didn't realise that it was indoors. I should have read the forum it was in....lol !!

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