Whats wrong with my bamboo palm?
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Comments (4)Bamboo likes a lot of water if it is in well-drained soil and if the plant has some size to it. If your plants are small, then the roots probably aren't that vast, and too much water will make the leaves look like that. It needs time to dry out in between wet spells so that it has a chance to grow. Kt...See MoreWhat's wrong with my Bamboo !!!!
Comments (4)Did you get much wind from that tropical low a couple of weeks ago (the cyclone that wasn't a cyclone!)? I lost the tops of a few new culms on a couple of varieties due to the wind. The Damage looks the same as mine and I think the blackness is just due to the tops shriveling on the ground. I wouldn't worry about it too much as the rest of the clump looks healthy to me. Some of the Bamboo boffins might be able to offer more info. Andrew....See MoreWhat's wrong with the base of my palm tree?
Comments (8)That's not good Jennifer...it looks to have been partly girdled by something in the past- weed eater or lawnmower damage OR roof rats. There is nothing you can do. If its thriving..leave it. If it starts to falter? Then,remove it.In California I would say "If it dies,it dies standing" In Florida where you get hurricanes and powerful summer storms,it would be iffy to leave it if its sick....See Morewhat is wrong with my ponytail palm? (photos + videos)
Comments (15)I agree. Not a Dracaena. Totally different plant. elucas, check out the difference in the leaf shape and the plant’s general appearance and habit in the original poster’s images & video as compared to the plant in the link in your post. The plant in your link has much wider and shorter leaves while the OP’s plant’s leaves are much longer & skinnier. Not to be offended, though. I have put myself out there before too and been wrong. In general I suck at plant id. It just happens that both of these plants are very familiar to me....See MoreUser
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