» posted on Friday, November 27th, 2009 at 4:46 pm by Irene
Mexican Fan Palm Questions?
My mexican fan palm is in a pot right know , with the palm itself being at about 3 1/2 feet tall. Currently the palm has been getting yellow on the tips of new fronds and the old fronds are turning a brown and yellow color in the middle. And the tips on one frond is all dry and crispy like. What does all of this mean? Oh and why could it be my palm isnt growing much in the past year? it has only opened up maybe 2 fronds and has not grown at all. It is outside in full sun. does this palm need humidity?
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Mo Plants said:
Nov 27, 09 at 5:34 pmI can tell you that Washingtonias do not care much for humidity. I live in a city with desert climate and they’re all over the place.
What you describe sounds like the normal leaf cycle. :-/
If you own a digital camera, maybe you could upload a picture of your tree for us to see.
BTW: How big is the container? Washingtonias produce VERY long roots that don’t extended much horizontally.
tyler d said:
Nov 27, 09 at 5:36 pmMexican fan palm, Washingtonia robusta, is a sun lover, and will usually take all the water and fertilizer you can give it. They are a lot more like grass than a true tree, so it loves nitrogen fertilizer. Judging by the nice green new leaves produced at the center, it seems healthy enough. But if you live in a cool rainy climate it is likely just starved for sun. Yellow spots like you show are often caused by sunburn, which may be due to intense rays coming through a window, or if water sits on the leaves in the sun causing a burn just as a magnifying glass will in direct sunlight. So give it more sun and feed well to help this fellow grow out of the doldrums.