Re: Pony Tail Palm ( Beaucarnea recurvata) leaves turning brown

[Cereoid+10]

Its normal for the outermost leaves to turn brown at the end of the growing
season. You may want to remove them if you find them unsightly.

Water the plant thoroughly once a week and allow it to go completely dry
between waterings.
Remove the moss and replace it with stones otherwise the excessive moisture
may cause the trunk to rot.

Nikolaus Hiebaum > wrote in message
om...
> Hi -
>
> My Pony Tail Palm I got a few weeks stands in a room which is bright
> and not well-heated (in Vienna, Austria (Europe) we are gradually
> heading for winter), and the some leaves started to turn brown.
>
> I can't really tell whether the soil is dry or watered because there
> is moss around it (supposed to look good that's why I'd prefer not
> removing it). So, I keep the moss moist, i.e., watering twice a week.
> My feeling is that's too much, but I don't know for sure. Maybe it's
> normal that the leaves turn brown?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> CU, Niki

[Dennis G.]

(Nikolaus Hiebaum) wrote:

>Hi -
>
>My Pony Tail Palm I got a few weeks stands in a room which is bright
>and not well-heated (in Vienna, Austria (Europe) we are gradually
>heading for winter), and the some leaves started to turn brown.
>
A women returned a Majesty Palm with brown leaves yesterday. The soil
was dry but had enough moisture near the surface to keep leaves green.
When I popped the palm out of the pot to look at the roots, there was
an overpowering smell of ammonia and root decay.

Have you got a cat(s)?

Dennis

[Nikolaus Hiebaum]

"Cereoid+10" > wrote in message >...
> Its normal for the outermost leaves to turn brown at the end of the growing
> season. You may want to remove them if you find them unsightly.

Well, at first just the tips of a leave would turn brown but gradually
the whole leaves starts turning brown. I mean, there are (at the
moment) just a few leaves which turn brown.

> Water the plant thoroughly once a week and allow it to go completely dry
> between waterings.
> Remove the moss and replace it with stones otherwise the excessive moisture
> may cause the trunk to rot.

Thanks for the advice ... I will do that.

CU, Niki