bbgardengal, FIFTEEN palm fronds turning from green to brown in TWO days has to be something abiotic. We had to remove the oldest frond on a Caryota palm each week for 3 successive weeks. The fronds were not completely brown but some browning was present on each 'fishtail'. The problem occured on only one of three such palms that receive exactly the same treatment every two weeks. In the individual opinion of five persons, all knowledgeable in the field of palms, something was poured at the roots. The floor of the building had been cleaned about a week before the first frond was removed and it has been surmised that some of the spent cleaning solution was poured into the container. The prognosis for the palm is not good.

Livistonia's are one of my favorite palms! Mine survives year long outdoors in New York City, but I do protect it during the winter. Usually it gets some damage during the winter even with protection, but the fronds grow back quickly and really beautifully. Your palm looks great! They do good indoors and outdoors too! Thanks for sharing! -Alex

Hey KB, I have a Musa Basjoo banana, and an Ensete banana, along with 3 Cannas and 3 Elephant ears. The Musa Basjoo and the 3 elephant ears should be able to overwinter in the ground this winter, I'll just need to dig up my Cannas 3 of em, and move my ensete banana and in my basement this winter, I also have a Pineapple lily that will need moved indoors in winter. I have "Pink china" elephant ears, and they are said to be truly zone 6 hardy. I have them mulched well. I've been overwintering Calla lilies for about 3 years now in a raised bed up[ against the house) but they are in a bunch of shade so only get a couple flowers on them. I will likely try to make a raised bed in more sun next year, right up against the foundation, and dig out some of the Calla lily plants. In more sun they should do well. I'll be looking for the "Midwest banana farm". BTW, my Windmill palm is doing great in my native soil, I will be making my shelters soon, I already have all the materials to make it. I just am not sure how I'll make the wire enclosures a nice circle without it being not a perfect round enclosure. You know how wire on a roll wants to kink? I'm sure it will work out. I still need to plant my Needle palm in the ground. I should do that ASAP, so it gets settled in the ground before winter. It's been fine in a pot, unlike the Windmill palm that hated being in a pot. My first purchased Windmill palm died from me watering it too much in a pot. WE were having 90'sF so I was afraid it would dry out in it's pot so I watered it everyday. My first Windmill palm did have a rotten middle stem, so it did die in the pot. I'll be checking the "Midwest banana farm" now thanks KB.

Not an "it", more correctly a "them". Chinese Fan Palms are solitary plants so you have 3 in there (counting what looks dead already). They're a tough palm that like a lot of sun. So I'd suspect the damage was more likely no water rather than sun. Normally in the ground their deep root system makes them fairly drought tolerant, but in a pot they'd be more susceptible to drying out. Just make sure the root system get thoroughly wet and then let it drain out. While it's recovering give it partial shade. Later you can gradually put it into full sun.