Trachycarpus f

[kata]

I noticed yesterday through the window,

My Trachi tips are extermely brown, is it because its in a pot? I changed the pot last year for a bigger one.

Its not waterlogged its on two seperate edge blocks of wood good sizes and thickness to allow drainage.

It was fed three months ago with Nig food granules.

Is this normal?

Its got three new spears one part opened.

Concerned..very.

[The Codfather]

normal......

[kata]

Is it Coddy

I wondered also with the sun we did have, and the tips hanging away from the window did the tips burn.

I think it may need to move from where it is into a more shady spot...what you think Coddy?

Thanks for the rapid reply.

[The Codfather]

shady spot....have you moved to spain.

Anys pics would help.

[kata]

I wish, thinking of the hot sun we got here earlier

I can piccy it later.

[GoggleboxUK]

Trachys seem to do better in part shade K but as Coddy says, brown tips are common on lots of palm types. All my Trachys have them and so do my Chammies, Brahea, Jubaea......

[kata]

But it looks messy G,

[jezza]

The Trachycarpus in my front garden. It took -18c last winter with NO protection whatsoever.....

Perfectly normal so stop bloody panicking over it!

[kata]

oh Jez is shoutin at me Dave........

Yours looks more messed...ok ok.

[billdango]

Don't worry Kata.

Most of mine get those brown leaf ends esp on the older leaves and the few I have in pots gets it as well.

Its usually caused by wind and sometimes by to much damp.

As the new leaves are unmarked it should be okay.

If its that annoying just trim the brown bits off with a pair of scissors[you can do this with house palms as well]?

Yellow leaves are usually caused by aging and can be cut of near the trunk.

rgds billdango

[Andy P]

I`m glad Bill posted that because i have a Cerifera showing the same damage and it has been worrying me a tad. Having seen Bills garden and HIS palms i know how experienced he is at growing these. It`s put my mind at rest now. Cheers Bill

[Trudytropics]

Snip them with scissors as Bill says. By coincidence earlier in the week I was up the step ladders giving my Trachycarpus a haircut. Some of the older leaves are brown and crispy at the ends and I was sick of looking at them. Cut them at an angle, looks more natural than cutting straight across

[GoggleboxUK]

Make sure you use sharp scissors so that there's no damage or you'll end up in the same position as you started.

[billdango]

Its called "brownbitting" that is trimming brown or damaged bits off palm leaves.

Its quite common to get these brown tips on house plants esp Chrysolidacarpus Lutescens or Howea forsteriana [kentia palm].

On indoor palms brown tips are usually caused by lack of humidity or underwatering.

On outdoor palms brown or yellow blotchy tips are caused by constant buffeting winds and constant rain.

I know as I live in corner house on one of the windest roads in Southampton.

billdango

[kata]

Thanks very much everyone,