The leaves are falling off the palm. Palm leaves turn yellow what to do. Date palm from stone

The main cause of disease is usually improper care. The plant can get sick due to non-observance of the heat, humidity and lighting regime. Why is the date palm drying out and by what signs to determine what the tree is sick with?

1. If you notice that the trunk of a palm tree has become soft and gives off an unpleasant smell with a tinge of putrefaction, while the leaves have changed their color, become dark, almost brown, - most likely, you have overdone it with watering.

What to do? Of course, stop watering, first of all, and dry the soil. It is better to remove the palm tree from the pot and carefully examine the roots. If the roots have darkened, become watery and soft, you are probably late, and you will not be able to save the plant. If not all the roots have died, but there are also living ones, a separation operation must be performed. Cut off all bad roots, and sprinkle the "wounds" with charcoal powder.

1. The darkened tips of the leaves, acquiring a brown tint, are evidence that the air in the room is dry, or the tree has fallen into a draft and underwent a sharp temperature drop.

What to do? Dead leaves are removed, and this should be done with a sharp knife, and not by cutting off. At the same time, if you already have an adult date palm, and the leaves in the lower part of the plant turn yellow, this is a normal phenomenon inherent in a developing plant.

This property of the date palm (shedding the lower leaves) was used in ancient Egypt as a primitive calendar. In one month, one new leaf just manages to grow on a date palm and one old one to die.

1. If the date palm has a pale appearance, it may be due to excessive light or pests, such as red spider mites.

What to do? In this case, shade the plant a little to protect it from direct sun rays.

1. You noticed that the leaves of the tree darken, begin to curl into a tube and fall off, and small brown plaques appeared on their surface. In other words, the date palm dries up what to do?

All these signs indicate that unexpected guests have settled on your tree. It can be a mealybug, or a thyroid gland, or a spider mite. The procedure in this case is as follows:

1. If you observe the normal state and growth of the date palm trunk, but the leaves dry and curl around the edges (even if they do not change color), this indicates that you are not watering the plant enough, and the air in the room is too dry.

What to do? Gently cut off the dried edges without touching the green (live) part, so that a thin yellow stripe remains at the edges. You can completely remove only leaves that have dried entirely, otherwise this trouble will spread to other leaves. Place a container of water next to the plant, or move the pot away from heating appliances, or come up with another convenient way increase the moisture in the pot area.

It is assumed that it is the date palm (Phoenix) became the prototype of the legendary Phoenix bird that rose from the ashes. Indeed, in the dead, hot sand of huge deserts, palm trees rise, as if from the ashes, and give life to many plants, animals and people.

How to provide proper care for the date palm?

Growing a plant in room conditions, you need to provide him with the most acceptable care. If it is easier with lighting in this sense, then with watering it can be difficult to guess, because we do not see what is happening inside the pot, and piercing the soil in the pot is dangerous - you can damage the roots. You can check soil moisture in the following way. Use your knuckles to tap the pot from top to bottom. A booming sound means the soil is dry, a dull sound means the soil is wet.

With the correct soil composition, you can water the pot until the water flows into the pan. The water that has poured out there must be selected after 2-3 hours if it remains there. Water the palm tree like most indoor plants separated water at room temperature.

Depending on the age of the plant, the composition of the soil also changes.

Date palm from stone

Not everyone knows that from the usual date that we buy in the store, or rather, from the bone left from it. True, this will take time. Place the date seed for a few days in plain waterchanging it daily. In order for the sprouts to appear faster, it is recommended to scald the bone before planting. Dates, which have been "lying" for a long time, are unlikely to sprout quickly, but here nothing depends on us.

The seed is pushed vertically into the ground so that the ground covers it by 1 cm. The ideal temperature for germination is 25-30 o C. Usually, seedlings appear in 2-3 months, but at first the tree grows very modestly. And only in 5-7 years your room will be fully decorated by a wonderful representative of the palm family.

If suddenly the leaves of a palm tree growing in the house began to turn yellow and dry, do not panic - you just have to think about how to revive the palm tree. This is easy enough. Such a symptom of "illness" can appear when there is a lack of moisture, or when the air is very dry. Therefore, you need to prune the leaves, slightly above the dry part of the leaf, then wash each leaf with water (if it is winter) or spray with water (if it is summer). And yet, do not forget about regular watering of the plant.

Even children know what a date palm looks like. This is the best among ornamental plants because of the evergreen crown spreading at the top. Under natural conditions it reaches a height of 10 to 30 m. Its straight trunk is distinguished by its "furry". However, at home, the height of a palm tree is 2-2.5 m. Do not forget that a palm tree is a southern plant, which means that it loves warmth, light and moisture. Providing all this at home is troublesome, but possible (although, of course, a greenhouse would be an ideal place for a palm tree).

If you don't know how to prune a palm tree, you can ruin it. The fact is that a “home” palm tree cannot be pruned with its beautiful spreading leaves. Then she will lose her luxurious decorative view, and in the places of the incision, the plant may begin to "hurt". The only thing that can be pruned is the roots of the plant during transplantation, which must be done annually until the palm tree is five years old. When the palm is more than five years old, all the roots need is room, so the tub should be large enough.

If desired, you can plant a date palm at home. How to grow a date palm at home? Remembering that the palm is a large plant, you need to take care of a high pot in advance. When replanting a palm tree at the bottom of the pot, it is advisable to lay a layer of drainage to gradually replenish it with moisture. The roots themselves need to be planted exactly at the depth to which it was planted before transplanting, otherwise the roots will rot. Although the date palm loves warmth, it is not picky at home, and the temperature from +18 to + 220C is enough for it.

Lovers of exotic plants should remember that, for example, a mix palm is very capricious - how to care for it, so it will grow. It is abundant, but rarely needs to be watered in both spring and summer. In winter, the "golden mean" should be observed, that is, not often, but also do not forget about watering. As with other types of palms, remember that you cannot trim the leaves, since this is where the palm grows. Growing a palm tree at home, you can get positive emotions not only yourself, but also please your friends and loved ones.

I remember how my classmate, having married the son of the director of a very large enterprise, once asked us, ordinary Soviet students: "Do you know where you can get a palm tree?", Which established a barrier between myself and other future teachers. It would be better if she asked where you can buy a foreign car! This would be regarded as a joke. But a palm tree! .. A very rash act! Today, a palm tree is in the collection of almost every amateur grower, and almost every beginner has a question: why does the palm tree turn yellow?

There are many types of palm trees. There are reed palms, fan palms, pinnate palms, sago palms, etc. They vary in size, not all of them can grow in indoor conditions, but the vast majority of these plants are united by the shape of the leaf. As a rule, these are long and narrow "feathers". Here are the tips of these "feathers" and give flower growers a lot of trouble. They turn yellow, after them the whole leaf turns yellow, and then the whole twig. We cut it off, but the troubles do not end there, as the next leaf begins to turn yellow, and then another one ... What are we doing wrong? Why, as if saving the plant, we only make it worse, and why does the palm tree turn yellow at all?

If the tips of the leaves begin to turn yellow, do not rush to take emergency measures, perhaps the reason is that you have chosen the wrong place for the palm tree. Leaves may turn yellow if the plant uncomfortable, and uncomfortable conditions for a palm tree is placing it in a draft.

It is believed that a palm tree needs to provide a high temperature in the room, but it is precisely this that can cause yellow leaves. Depending on the species, palm trees prefer cool to moderate temperatures rather than hot temperatures. Most often, palm trees die in winter, that is, when the central heating is turned on. Dry air for some palms can be detrimental, so do not forget to regularly spray your pet.

Palm trees not recommended to replant often... It is better not to touch adult plants at all, but only add fresh soil to replace the removed top layer, however, the leaves of a young palm tree may turn yellow if the roots become too crowded in the pot. Like many other plants, the palm tree does not tolerate waterlogging of the soil... Excessive watering is especially dangerous if the room is cold. When all the conditions are created, but the palm tree is sick, the answer to the question of why the palm tree turns yellow may be that pests have settled on it: ticks or scale insects. To combat them, either insecticides are used, or folk remedies, for example, infusion of tobacco.

Yellowed tips spoil appearance palm trees and, even if you find the cause of such a nuisance, they will no longer turn green. What to do with them? They should be trimmed, but so as not to affect the "living" tissue. It is necessary to wait until the tips turn brown and dry, and only then proceed to bring the palm tree to its normal form.

The palm tree, despite its exoticism, can hardly be called a capricious plant. She is very responsive to care, but requires very little: spraying, watering, fertilizing and the right place.

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There are many types of palm trees. There are reed palms, fan palms, pinnate palms, sago palms, etc. They vary in size, not all of them can grow in indoor conditions, but the vast majority of these plants are united by the shape of the leaf.

As a rule, these are long and narrow "feathers". Here are the tips of these "feathers" and give flower growers a lot of trouble. They turn yellow, after them the whole leaf turns yellow, and then the whole twig. We cut it off, but the troubles do not end there, as the next leaf begins to turn yellow, and then another one ... What are we doing wrong? Why, as if saving the plant, we only make it worse, and why does the palm tree turn yellow at all?

Palms are light-loving plants, but many indoor palms need soft shading, and species such as hovea and livistona cannot stand direct sunlight. Hamedoren species are undemanding to light. Even the most "sun-loving" (Canaryan dates, finger dates) are best placed at some distance from the sunny southern window, since directly near the window with frequent spraying and washing, burns from direct sunlight can form on the leaves.

Palm trees are among the few plants that can grow in the back of the room (if not the north side). In summer, the pot with a palm tree is turned towards the sun in such a way that the "arrow" of the new leaf is directed into the room. Then the palm tree grows sprawling.

If the tips of the leaves begin to turn yellow, do not rush to take emergency measures, perhaps the reason is that you have chosen the wrong place for the palm tree. The leaves may turn yellow if the plant is uncomfortable, and the uncomfortable conditions for the palm are placing it in a draft.

Often the cause of yellowing of leaves is improper watering of the plant. The homeland of the palm tree is the tropics, and therefore this tree loves moisture. In summer it needs to be watered more often, in winter, of course, less often. And if in the cold season you transfer the plant to a cool room, then it is not watered, but sprayed. If the leaves of a palm tree turn yellow, it means that you are doing something wrong.

In particular, it is very important that the entire soil ball is moistened evenly. If the soil is watered often, but little by little, the roots of the plant may remain dry. In addition, palms may not tolerate dry air well. Therefore, it is better to put a humidifier in the room.

However, it is very important to observe the measure here, because otherwise you can flood the plant. This will make the soil unsuitable for growing a palm tree, and the tree itself can rot.

Yellowing can be a completely natural process. Usually, with age, the lower leaves of a palm die off, and the trunk itself becomes stronger and higher. Of course, such leaves must be removed, but only after they are completely dry. Determining the cause of drying on your own can be quite difficult. But even if the leaves turn yellow due to damage to the roots or drying out of the plant, you should not cut off only the dried part. It is imperative to wait for the withering away of the entire sheet as a whole.

Palm leaves can also die off due to pests. Most often, this plant is affected by a spider mite or scale insect. Determining their presence is quite simple - pest colonies are visible to the naked eye. Scabbards, for example, look like brown plaques. To get rid of pests, you need to use an insecticide.

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Common causes of yellow foliage

Sometimes palm leaves turn yellow and fall off for a natural reason - the plant gets rid of the old lower leaves. But more often than not, yellow leaves appear for other reasons.

Dry air

Houseplant owners often wonder why the leaves of the palm tree dry. It often becomes hot in apartments in winter due to hot batteries. Such an atmosphere negatively affects green plants, for a palm tree, a suitable temperature in winter period the interval from 15 to 20 degrees is considered. Dry air must be humidified, a tropical plant should be sprayed with a spray bottle. The top layer of the soil should be moistened; often, the palm should not be watered.

Draft

The opinion that the palm tree can be placed only in the southern part of the room is incorrect. Direct sunlight has a detrimental effect on the plant; it is best to place the pot a little further from the window. In winter, a cold window sill harms the flower, at this time of the year most of the palms dry and wither, their leaves turn yellow, turn black and fall off. Drafts are contraindicated for palm trees.

During airing, it must be covered or taken out of the room. At the same time, the access of fresh air to the palm tree cannot be stopped, otherwise growth will slow down.

Frequent replanting

One of the answers to the question of why the leaves of a room palm turn yellow is the wrong transplant. You need to put a palm tree in a new pot when it is cramped in the old pot, the roots have grown too much. A young plant must be transplanted no more than once a year. In some cases, the topsoil can be replaced. The older flower is transplanted about once every three years. The new pot should be taller and wider than the previous one.

Diseases and pests

Shields

Sometimes the question is why the palm tree dries , resolved in an unexpected way - insects, among which the most common are scale insects. These rounded brown insects are from the family of isoptera, females have so-called scutes. Palm scale insects attach to young shoots and suck juices out of them.

There are several options for substances to combat scabies:

• soap solution;
• garlic solution;
• alcohol solution;
• chemical preparations - insecticides (actellic is the most effective).

Spider mite

This small insect is difficult to see. In the presence of a tick, the leaves turn yellow and are covered with a small cobweb.

To defeat the spider mite, folk (onion solution) and chemical methods... Before processing, wipe the palm thoroughly with a damp cloth.

Mealybugs

This is one of the most dangerous insects for the palm tree, it is a large white louse. The plant looks like it is sprinkled with flour, all parts are covered with mucus. Worms attack the flower very quickly, the palm leaves turn yellow.

To save a palm tree from a mealybug, preventive measures are needed. If a trouble has happened, then all the above methods of pest control are effective. You can use citrus zest tincture and olive oil.

Leaves turn black: factors

Leaves or their tips may turn black:

• due to the prevalence of dry air in the room and the lack of optimal watering;
• due to excess moisture, access to cold air, caked earth in the pot.

It is enough to eliminate the negative aspects in order to revive the plant. Additionally, you can try to feed it with fertilizers.

Popular types

Date palm

This plant with feathery wide leaves and a dense crown is quite unpretentious in care. It grows best on clay-sod soil. There are about 15 species of the date palm, it has solid edible fruits - dates.

Butea

It can grow up to 6 meters long, its crown resembles a fan, the leaves are hard. Indoors, you can try to grow a dwarf species. Bright sunlight is useful for a boutique, but high humidity is not, it dries up. In summer, weekly watering is sufficient, and in winter this can be done even less often. Butea blooms beautifully.

Livistona

There are about three dozen species of Livistona. At home, it can grow up to 3 meters long, has bright green leaves.

Caring for it does not require much work: it must constantly receive moisture, the temperature in the room should not drop below 20 degrees.

Hamerops

This species is distinguished by narrow, tough leaves. Hamerops is not afraid of direct sunlight, grows slowly, does not need frequent replanting, the soil of the plant should be loose.

Hovea

The species has broad leaves feathery shape. It does not grow quickly, but it can reach the ceiling. Hovea endures lack of light, moisture, invasion of harmful insects.

Washingtonia

This flower needs constant sunlight, it can withstand low temperatures (up to 8 ° C). What you shouldn't do is water Washingtonia abundantly, otherwise the soil will dry out.

Yucca

The most common type of palm. She needs light almost round the clock, the pot of yucca must be turned so that the rays of the sun fall on her. In the dark, artificial lighting should be used. Watering the yucca depends on the season - it needs less water in winter and autumn. Indoor yucca does not bloom.

Sabal

This plant has fan-shaped leaves that can grow large sizes, or may remain in a small pot. For successful growth at home, minimal conditions are needed, sabal has a medicinal effect.

How to humidify the air

The dry indoor air makes the leaves of the palm turn yellow. Unusual way humidification - put a few pots of plants in the room.

They will release moisture into the surrounding atmosphere, which will give the room an optimal microclimate. Another popular method is to use a household humidifier.

Airing

It is necessary all year round for fresh air so that the tips of the leaves do not dry out. At temperatures below 0 ° C, windows and vents should be opened for a short time, but often. The room temperature should be within 20 ° C.

Natural evaporation of moisture

There are several methods:

• put containers with water near the palm tree;
• install an indoor fountain;
• put wet towels on the battery;
• put wet expanded clay or pebbles under the pot.

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IN last years it has become fashionable to grow exotic plants in apartments. Among the most popular, not the last place is the palm - the favorite of many people. Unfortunately, not everyone knows how to properly care for this rather capricious plant. At some point, efforts to create the most comfortable conditions end in disappointment associated with the yellowing of the leaves of the room beauty. What caused this phenomenon?

High air temperature Palm trees are native to the tropics or subtropics, because some growers believe that in winter time the plant should certainly create too hot conditions. As a result indoor flower responds to increased air temperature by yellowing leaves. The palm tree feels most comfortable in a cool room, the temperature in which fluctuates between 16-20 °. In this case, the plant does not need frequent watering, it is enough to moisten the soil as it dries.

Dry air Most palms do not do well during the heating season, as the air becomes excessively dry. In this case, the tips of the leaves begin to turn yellow and die off. Partial pruning will not solve the problem, so it is worth creating more "wet" conditions for the plant. If possible, use a household humidifier to humidify the air. It is regularly necessary to spray the plant from a spray bottle, you also need to monitor the condition of the soil, to prevent it from drying out.

Draft The palm tree is very sensitive to drafts, while its leaves suffer. So that they do not turn yellow, it is worth removing the flower to a safe place. When choosing the most suitable corner, it is worth considering the possibility of airing the room, because without fresh air, an exotic flower develops very poorly.

Frequent replanting Palms are plants that do not like to be disturbed too often by replanting them in another pot. This should be done only as needed. But it is also impossible to allow the roots to be cramped in the old pot. This can cause the leaves to turn yellow gradually. There is no need to change the place to which the flower is accustomed.

Diseases and pests Scabbards and mites can infect the palm, causing the leaves to turn yellow. To get rid of the problem, it is worth treating the plant with an insecticide. Instead of chemicals, you can use a product that is more gentle on the flower - tobacco infusion. It is prepared from 300 g of raw materials and 10 liters of water. Insist for 3 days, then filter and use as a component for watering.

Knowing the reasons that provoke yellowing of the leaves, you can easily avoid unpleasant problems. Correct care behind a palm tree will make this exotic plant a luxurious decoration of the apartment.

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Airing

On a frosty day, do not open the windows wide in the room with plants. Also note that frosty air is dry in most cases. Therefore, ventilation does not increase the humidity in the room. It is best to ventilate more often, but little by little.

Advice: At a temperature of about 0 ° C, it is enough to open windows for 10 minutes every 2-3 hours.

Optimum temperatures: 20 ° C in the living room, 16-18 ° C in the kitchen and bedroom.

Advice: If possible, regulate the temperature in the house, not by ventilation, but with a thermostat.

Natural evaporation of moisture

Hang damp towels on the radiators or place bowls and other open containers filled with water next to them. Tropical aquatic plants in miniature vases and bowls will additionally humidify the air.

Advice: Wash often glass vasesso that algae do not appear on their walls.

An indoor fountain is more than just a decorative piece of furniture. The sound of gently splashing water soothes nervous system and relieves stress. At the same time, moving, slowly evaporating water has a positive effect on the air condition. The smallest dust particles are moistened, become heavier and gradually sink to the floor.

Advice: There are fountains with containers for planting plants on sale. You can add essential oil to the fountain water.

Make pleasing to plantswho need high air humidity, for example arrowroot: put it on constantly moistened expanded clay or small pebbles. The evaporated moisture will rise directly to the leaves.

Advice: Place a water level indicator in the planter, then the roots will not suffer from dampness, and the aboveground part of the plant will not suffer from dryness.

Green humidifiers

Cyperus is unrivaled among indoor plants: depending on its size, it emits from 500 ml to 2 liters of moisture per day into the air. For such records, put a bowl filled with water next to it and spray its leaves daily.

Advice: Better yet, put several plants side by side.

Delicate, like velvet, light green leaves of indoor sticky, or sparmannia, which grows to the ceiling in suitable conditions, evaporate moisture all year round. Spray the sparman from above and below with standing water daily. Water very sparingly in winter, after making sure the plant needs watering.

Advice: Be careful if you have allergies. In this case, try not to touch the sparmannia leaves.

Electric humidifier

On sale are the most different models with a wide range of prices. They evaporate, spray and spray moisture or evenly distribute it throughout the room by ventilation.

Spraying plants

In a heated room, spray the leaves of green plants every morning. It doesn't take long, but it brings wonderful results. A gentle shower refreshes the plants, allowing their cells to work at full strength, and in addition increases the humidity in the room.

Advice: For spraying, boil water in a large saucepan and reserve in large plastic bottles.

Moisture measurement

A hygrometer in every room of your home will let you know exactly how humid or dry the air is. Digital thermo-hygrometers also show air temperature and time.

Advice: It is very easy to check the humidity with a pine cone. With excessively dry air, its scales open, with excessively humid air, they close.

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Why do palm leaves fall and dry?

This question worries many flower growers. You can often hear that the palm tree grew and developed normally for three to five years, and suddenly the leaves began to turn yellow and dry, and sometimes to fall off. How to help the plant? What he lacks. Let's figure it out.

Plant experts are sure that when your home flower begins to turn yellow, this does not always indicate the presence of some kind of disease. This often happens as a result of the natural process of getting rid of the foliage of the false palm. This is vital for the plant for further growth and development. Nevertheless, this always worries the owner of the palm tree. "The leaves have fallen, what to do?" - asks beginner growers. When the plant gets rid of the lower foliage, it indicates excessive or insufficient moisture.

Why do palm leaves turn yellow?

Professional florists explain this behavior of a flower for a number of reasons. First of all, they call too dry air and insufficient watering. Much depends on the temperature and light conditions of the plant, whether you care for it correctly.

Perhaps not everyone knows that some types of fan palms need to be cool in winter.

Palms for warm rooms:

• coconut;
• areca;
• chamedorea;
• karyote;
• acanthophenix;
• phoenix Robelini - these plants need high temperature and high humidity.

Varieties for moderately warm rooms:

• bonneti coconut;
• hovei (Forster, Belmora);
• clinostigma;
• geonoma;
• rapis;
• rapalostilis;
• sabal.

Palms for cool indoor growing:

• brachea;
• hamerops;
• washingtonia;
• trachycarpus, etc.

The most common causes of yellow foliage

One of the possible causes of yellowing of palm leaves is high air temperature. Since these plants are native to the tropics or subtropics, many growers mistakenly believe that they need equatorial heat in winter. The flower gives an instant reaction - the leaves of the palm tree dry.

Most palms feel comfortable at an air temperature of + 16-20 ° C. At the same time, the plant (especially in winter) does not need frequent watering, it is enough to moderately moisten the soil as the top layer dries.

Dry air

Almost all palms experience discomfort during the heating season, since the air in our apartments becomes very dry during this period. The owners notice that the leaves of the palm tree are drying up - their tips begin to turn yellow and die off rather rapidly. Partial cropping does not give the desired result. It turns out that the plant just needs to create more humid conditions. How to humidify the air in the apartment, we will tell you below. The plant should be sprayed from a spray bottle and monitor the condition of the soil, do not allow it to dry out.

Draft

This southern beauty is sensitive to drafts. Palm leaves most often suffer from this. To prevent them from turning yellow, it is enough to rearrange the flower to a safe place. When choosing a suitable corner, you should take into account the possibility of airing the room - without an influx of fresh air, the development of the flower will slow down.

Frequent replanting

Palm trees are among the plants that do not like frequent and sometimes unjustified disturbance. In this case, we are talking about a transplant. Sometimes the owner of the plant saw a beautiful pot in the store and decided to transplant a palm tree into it, without thinking about whether the plant needed it at the moment. The transplant should be done only when needed. But it should not be allowed that the roots are cramped in the old pot. This often causes the leaves of the palm to turn yellow.

Diseases and pests. Shields

If spots appear on the leaves of a palm tree in the form of brown plaques, which gradually spread to the stems, this indicates that the plant is affected by scale insects that suck out healthy juices... The leaves quickly turn pale, dry and soon fall off.

In this case, it is necessary to wipe the palm leaves with a soapy sponge, and then spray the plant with 0.15% actellic solution (according to the instructions).

Spider mite

This pest appears in dry air. Cobwebs appear on the stems, the leaves wither, turn yellow and fall off. Wipe the damaged areas with a soapy sponge and rinse under a warm shower. Spray (moisten) the plant frequently. In case of severe damage, spraying with actellik is allowed.

Mealybugs

These pests affect not only palm leaves, but also shoots, and even flowers. The leaves are deformed, dry and fall off. If not treated in time, the plant may die.

Having found signs of the disease, treat the problem areas with a soapy sponge and rinse under a warm shower.

Leaves turn black

Often, owners complain that the leaves of the palm tree turn black. This phenomenon is associated with improper care of the plant. There are two types of leaf browning:

Dry

If the room temperature is too high, irrigation is carried out irregularly and in insufficient volume, while hard water is used, then the plant responds to such "care" with darkened edges of the leaves. If you do not start the fight in a timely manner, then your plant will die.

Wet

Such darkening usually occurs with excessive watering, low air temperature, drafts, and caked earth in the pot. Stop watering for at least two weeks. Loosen the soil in the pot more often to improve oxygen access to the roots. If there is no improvement, then transplant the palm into new land.

At home, palm trees need regular spraying, proper watering, in which the earth clod is evenly moistened. This can be determined by tapping the pot with clicks from bottom to top. If you hear a dull sound - the soil is wet, harsh, watering is required.

After watering, a small amount of water should be poured into the pan, which will be absorbed into the ground within one hour. It must be drained or removed with a clean cloth. For irrigation, you need to use only settled water, and only after the topsoil dries up.

Twice a month, plants need to be fed with special liquid fertilizers for palm trees, which are sold in all flower shops. Regularly inspect the bottom of the flowerpots: are roots coming out, are they pushing the soil out of the pot from above? In this case, transplanting into larger containers with fresh soil for palm trees is required.

The yellowed tips of the leaves should be trimmed, but in such a way as not to touch the green, living tissue of the leaf, leaving a thin strip of dry tissue. Otherwise, drying can accelerate, and you can lose the sheet completely. Only remove leaves that are completely dry.

How to humidify the air?

Since we have already said that palm trees need humidification of the air, we will discuss how to do this in a city apartment.

Airing

On a frosty day, do not try to open the windows wide in the room where the palm tree grows. Remember that frosty air is dry in most cases, so it will not affect the humidity in the room. At a temperature of about 0 degrees, it is enough to open the windows every three hours for 10 minutes.

Natural evaporation of moisture

Hang damp terry towels on the batteries or place open containers of water next to them. Various tropical aquatic plants in beautiful vases additionally humidify the air.

Another helper in increasing humidity - indoor fountain... Slowly evaporating moving water has a great effect on the air condition.

Popular types

Today there are many varieties of palms suitable for home growing. They have some features, which we will introduce you to the example of the most popular plants.

Date palm

Perhaps this is the most popular plant in the palm family. It is a very beautiful tree-like tropical flower. Date palm has a luxurious crown, which is made up of feathery green leaves. Palm leaf venation is parallel. The stem of this plant is covered with the remains of leaf petioles.

The date palm has unisexual, wind-pollinated three-membered flowers that gather in paniculate inflorescences. This tree also has fruits - berries with hard seeds. In some species, they are edible. Today, many indoor flower lovers have a date palm. Do the leaves of this plant dry? Yes, with the wrong care.

In order for your plant to develop correctly, place it in a well-lit area, do not forget to spray the crown with water, provide abundant watering in summer, reduce it to a minimum in winter. The date palm loves clay-sod soil. When transplanting a plant into a larger container, the old soil must be completely replaced.

Butea

This is a beautiful large plant with a magnificent fan-shaped crown. It can decorate a spacious hall or office space. Butea loves bright light and sun, as well as warmth and fresh moist air. That is why in summer it feels comfortable at + 20-25 ° C, and in winter - at + 12-15 ° C.

It does not need to be watered often and abundantly: in summer, watering is done once a week, and even less often in winter. In recent years, dwarf individuals of this species are often grown at home. Their height does not exceed forty centimeters. Characteristic feature this palm is a capitate thickening at the base. This is a palm tree with long leaves (up to four meters). They are rather rigid, arched, divided into leaf plates. In young plants, they are covered with fluff, and in adults - with thorns.

Inflorescence panicles with beautiful red flowers grow from the axils of the leaves (upper). Then their place is taken by pleasantly smelling oval fruits, which are a bit like apricots.

Livistona

Spectacular fan-shaped plant. The leaves of the palm tree (you can see the photo below) are painted in a juicy light green color. They are located on a smooth, thin trunk of gray-green color. This type of palm is widely used in the interior of houses and apartments. But it should be remembered that for active growth and development for Livistons, certain conditions must be created: good illumination, abundant watering, high humidity and air temperature not lower than +20 ° C, wiping and spraying the leaves.

Hamerops

Slow growing and unpretentious palm tree. Narrow leaves with thorns distinguish it from many relatives. With proper care, it grows up to five meters in height. Prefers loose soil, regular, but not very plentiful watering, loves periodic replanting and sunlight.

Hovea

The magnificent feathery leaves of this room palm are the main, but not the only advantage of the plant, which is native to the islands off the coast of Australia. Varieties of this plant take root well indoors, tolerate a lack of light well. It is important that at the same time their foliage does not dry out and does not turn pale. It remains green and dense even in very dry air.

The plant is resistant to spider mites and other pests. This endurance predetermined the popularity of this palm tree for landscaping apartments and offices. Hovea grows much slower than other species. The emerging young leaves are located almost vertically inside the crown.

Washingtonia

There are two types of this palm - Washingtonia filifera and Washingtonia robustra. The first is a massive fan-shaped plant native to the arid regions of the United States. Palm tree with large leaves of gray-green color. The plant has a strong gray trunk. This variety easily tolerates a drop in air temperature to +8 ° C. The height of such a palm tree can reach 15 meters, and the circumference of the trunk is one meter.

The second variety is more miniature. This palm tree grows mainly in Mexico. Belongs to fan-shaped plants, white veins and orange thorns are clearly visible on the leaves. The leaves are purple. It grows well at home if the room is warm. Does not require too much watering. In winter, watering is reduced to a minimum. It is necessary to plant the plant in a fairly high pot and put it in a bright place, but so that direct sunlight does not fall on the crown. Dry leaves must be removed regularly.

Yucca

This palm tree has a highly branched treelike stem, which is crowned with a bunch of large bluish or green leaves. They can have different edges: serrated and smooth, with sharp spikes at the ends or threads. Abundant flowering. Flowers appear on the tree in the form of a bell or a bowl. Typically painted in white color... Sometimes they have a creamy or sandy hue. Flowers are collected in a large panicle. Unfortunately, the plant rarely blooms at home.

For the yucca, the brightest place in the house should be allocated; it feels quite comfortable even in the brightest sun. That is why, with the onset of summer, she often moves to fresh air. Water this palm in moderation between April and October. To prevent the leaves from turning yellow, add a special liquid fertilizer for palms to the water for irrigation once a month. During intense heat, place the plant in the shade and spray it with water in the morning. In autumn and winter, he is quite satisfied with a temperature of + 10 ° C, reduce watering at this time.

Sabal

It is a low palm tree with fan-shaped bluish-green leaves, widened at the base. The trunk is covered with the remains of the petioles. The plant grows naturally in the subtropics of the United States, and at home, for its successful development, it should be performed general recommendations for palm trees.

Now you know why the leaves of a palm tree dry, why they turn yellow or turn black, so you can avoid unwanted problems. Taking proper care of the plant will turn it into a luxurious decoration for your home. We hope that the description of popular varieties of palm trees presented in the article and their photos will help you choose the plant you like.

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Without a doubt, the palm is the most popular exotic plant in our homes. Moreover, this culture is incredibly popular in office premises. The palm tree is really considered a wonderful solution that can easily bring coziness, greenery into almost any room and pleasantly change the overall atmosphere. But there is one problem - even with seemingly careful care, many palms inevitably begin to turn yellow. Today we will talk about solving this scourge.

Palm tree - a sign of wealth

A couple of decades ago, the palm tree was perceived as a sign of prosperity and wealth. IN soviet time palm trees could only be found in the homes of very wealthy people. Now this culture is perceived as the standard for many institutions. For some reason, the plant was considered ideal for business premises - caring for the tree is minimal, and the culture brings some exotic, overseas calm, variety to the stressful and routine work.

There are many types of palm trees. There are reed palms, fan palms, feather palms, sago palms. They vary in size, not all of them can grow in indoor conditions, but the vast majority of these plants are united by the shape of the leaf. As a rule, these are long and narrow "feathers". Here are the tips of these "feathers" and give flower growers a lot of trouble. They turn yellow, after them the whole leaf turns yellow, and then the whole twig. After that, if nothing is done in time, the rest of the plant, all the leaves, will begin to turn yellow.

What can a palm tree turn yellow from? There are a lot of reasons, but they are united by one common thing - the plant is uncomfortable. It is possible that the air in the room is too dry, it can be that the palm tree is placed in the sun all day, or the crop is in a draft. In any case, most often the reason for the yellowing of the leaves, which spoils the entire appearance of the plant, is not poor watering or lack of feeding, but the conditions surrounding the tree. If you change them, then all the health of the culture can return to its place rather quickly.

Saving a palm tree from yellowing

First, adjust the room temperature as much as possible. It is believed that palms grow best in high temperatures. This is true, but if you raise it artificially, then the air will become too dry. It is best if the room temperature is slightly above average. And still, to create acceptable conditions, do not forget to increase the humidity from time to time. Spray the leaves of the plant, water it more often, you can put a bowl or jug \u200b\u200bof water next to it, from which moisture will evaporate.

Also find a more suitable place for the palm tree. It is possible that the tree stands too much in the shade. Less often - the culture, on the contrary, spends more time in direct sunlight. remember, that the best place for a plant - near the northern windows. And in the warm season, do not be lazy to take your overseas guest to the balcony. Let him breathe some fresh air. Water your palm with rainwater occasionally. They say that such water is the purest and healthiest for plants. Collecting it is not at all difficult. During a heavy downpour, this can be done directly with a large vessel, which you place on the balcony, under the running water. If there is little precipitation, then using oilcloth, you can make a device that concentrates precipitation from a large area directly into a bowl or jar. It remains only to economically use the resulting natural moisture.

The yellowed tips spoil the appearance of the palm tree and, even if you find the cause of such a nuisance, they will no longer turn green. What to do with them? They should be trimmed, but so as not to affect the "living" tissue. It is necessary to wait until the tips turn brown and dry, and only then proceed to bring the palm tree to its normal form. The palm tree, despite its exoticism, can hardly be called a capricious plant. She is very responsive to care, but requires very little: spraying, watering, fertilizing and the right place.

There are many reasons why a palm tree turns yellow. Some of them are natural, over time yellow spots disappear. Other reasons are due to improper care of the plant, requiring certain measures.

Yellowing of the leaves is a sign of improper care

Palm is an exotic plant from the tropics. In the conditions of a city apartment, the southern flower often does not acclimatize well, it needs to create the right conditions for normal growth and development. Otherwise, the color of the leaves changes, its owners have a question why the leaves of the palm tree turn yellow.

Common causes of yellow foliage

Sometimes palm leaves turn yellow and fall off for a natural reason - the plant gets rid of the old lower leaves. But more often than not, yellow leaves appear for other reasons.

Dry air

Houseplant owners often wonder why the leaves of the palm tree dry. It often becomes hot in apartments in winter due to hot batteries. Such an atmosphere negatively affects green plants; for a palm tree, the interval from 15 to 20 degrees is considered a suitable temperature in winter. Dry air must be humidified, a tropical plant should be sprayed with a spray bottle. The top layer of the soil should be moistened, often you should not water the palm tree.

Draft

The opinion that the palm tree can be placed only in the southern part of the room is incorrect. Direct sunlight has a detrimental effect on the plant; it is best to place the pot a little further from the window. In winter, a cold window sill harms the flower, at this time of the year most of the palms dry and wither, their leaves turn yellow, turn black and fall off. Drafts are contraindicated for palm trees.

During airing, it must be covered or taken out of the room. At the same time, the access of fresh air to the palm tree cannot be stopped, otherwise growth will slow down.

Frequent replanting

One of the answers to the question of why the leaves of a room palm turn yellow is the wrong transplant. You need to put a palm tree in a new pot when it is cramped in the old pot, the roots have grown too much. Transplanting a young plant should be done no more than once a year. In some cases, the topsoil can be replaced. The older flower is transplanted about once every three years. The new pot should be taller and wider than the previous one.

Diseases and pests

Shields

Sometimes the question is why the palm tree dries , resolved in an unexpected way - insects, among which the most common are scale insects. These rounded brown insects are from the family of isoptera, females have so-called scutes. Palm scale insects attach to young shoots and suck juices out of them.

There are several options for substances to combat scabies:

• soap solution;
• garlic solution;
• alcohol solution;
• chemical preparations - insecticides (actellic is the most effective).

Spider mite

This small insect is difficult to see. In the presence of a tick, the leaves turn yellow and are covered with a small cobweb.

To defeat the spider mite, folk (onion solution) and chemical methods are also used. Before processing, wipe the palm thoroughly with a damp cloth.

This is one of the most dangerous insects for the palm tree, it is a large white louse. The plant looks like it is sprinkled with flour, all parts are covered with mucus. Worms attack the flower very quickly, the palm leaves turn yellow.

To save a palm tree from a mealybug, preventive measures are needed. If a trouble has happened, then all the above methods of pest control are effective. You can use citrus zest tincture and olive oil.

Mealybugs are extremely dangerous for palms

Leaves turn black: factors

Leaves or their tips may turn black:

• due to the prevalence of dry air in the room and the lack of optimal watering;
• due to excess moisture, access to cold air, caked earth in the pot.

It is enough to eliminate the negative aspects in order to revive the plant. Additionally, you can try to feed it with fertilizers.

Popular types

This plant with feathery wide leaves and a dense crown is quite unpretentious in care. It grows best on clay-sod soil. There are about 15 species of the date palm, it has solid edible fruits - dates.

Date palm is an unpretentious plant

Butea

It can grow up to 6 meters long, its crown resembles a fan, the leaves are hard. Indoors, you can try to grow a dwarf species. Bright sunlight is useful for a boutique, but high humidity is not, it dries up. In summer, weekly watering is sufficient, and in winter this can be done even less often. Butea blooms beautifully.

Livistona

There are about three dozen species of Livistona. At home, it can grow up to 3 meters long, has bright green leaves.

Caring for it does not require much work: it must constantly receive moisture, the temperature in the room should not drop below 20 degrees.

This species is distinguished by narrow, tough leaves. Hamerops is not afraid of direct sunlight, grows slowly, does not need frequent replanting, the soil of the plant should be loose.

Hamerops is not afraid of the scorching sun

Hovea

The variety has wide feathery leaves. It does not grow quickly, but it can reach the ceiling. Hovea endures lack of light, moisture, invasion of harmful insects.

Washingtonia

This flower needs constant sunlight, it can withstand low temperatures (up to 8 ° C). What you shouldn't do is water Washingtonia abundantly, otherwise the soil will dry out.

Yucca

The most common type of palm. She needs light almost round the clock, the pot of yucca must be turned so that the rays of the sun fall on her. In the dark, artificial lighting should be used. Watering the yucca depends on the season - it needs less water in winter and autumn. Indoor yucca does not bloom.

This plant is characterized by fan-shaped leaves, it can grow large, or it can remain in a small pot. For successful growth at home, minimal conditions are needed, sabal has a medicinal effect.

Sabal can grow to impressive sizes

How to humidify the air

The dry indoor air makes the leaves of the palm turn yellow. An unusual way to humidify is to put several pots of plants in the room.

They will release moisture into the surrounding atmosphere, which will give the room an optimal microclimate. Another popular method is to use a household humidifier.

Airing

It is needed all year round for fresh air so that the tips of the leaves do not dry out. At temperatures below 0 ° C, windows and vents should be opened for a short time, but often. The room temperature should be within 20 ° C.

Natural evaporation of moisture

There are several methods:

• put containers with water near the palm tree;
• install an indoor fountain;
• put wet towels on the battery;
• put wet expanded clay or pebbles under the pot.

» » » Why do the leaves of a room palm begin to turn yellow

Many growers are wondering. "Why do palm leaves dry?" Let's try to figure it out. In short, the drying of the tips of the leaves of palm trees most often occurs from too dry air, insufficient watering... And they die entirely, if very old, from root decay during overflows or from damage by various pests and pathogens.

Rapeseed in a pot. © Flipboard

Much depends on which light and temperature conditions are your plants, how do you care for them, because some fan palms need coolness in winter.

• Palms of warm rooms - areca, coconut, cariota, hamedorea, acanthophenix, robelini phoenix - require high temperature room and air humidity.
• Palm trees of temperate rooms - hovei (Belmora, Forster), Bonneti coconut, geonoma, clinostigma, rapalostilis, rapis, sabal, etc.
• Palms of cool rooms - hamerops, brachea, washingtonia, trachycarpus, etc.

In indoor conditions, palms need regular spraying, proper watering, in which the earthen ball must be evenly moistened, which is determined by tapping the pot with clicks from the bottom up. A dull sound appears if the soil is wet, harsh when it is dry. After watering, water should be poured into the pan, which will be absorbed into the ground within an hour. It must be drained or removed with a clean cloth. Water should be watered with settled water after the soil from above in the pot dries.

Palm trees of tropical origin require the maintenance of moderately warm or warm rooms in winter. Palms, which are native to the subtropics, are best kept in cool rooms in winter. All palms do not tolerate drafts well, especially you need to be wary of cold air when ventilating a room in winter through a window. The roots of palm trees are very sensitive to cold, so palm pots should not be placed on a cold windowsill or marble floor slabs.

Plants need regular (twice a month in summer and once in winter) feeding with a special liquid fertilizer for palms. Examine the bottom of your palms' flowerpots to see if their roots have come out and are pushing the soil out of the pot from above? Then they need to be transplanted into larger planters with fresh potting soil, recommended specifically for palm trees.

The yellowed tips of the leaves should be cut off. However, this should be done without touching the living green tissue of the leaf and leaving a thin strip of dry tissue, otherwise drying will go further even faster, and the leaf can be lost. Only completely dry leaves are removed, otherwise others will begin to dry.

Large Licuala palm (Licuala grandis). © wkfplants Palm Hamedorea graceful (Chamaedorea elegans). © wkfplants

Airing

On a frosty day, do not open the windows wide in the room with plants. Also note that frosty air is dry in most cases. Therefore, ventilation does not increase the humidity in the room. It is best to ventilate more often, but little by little.

Advice: At a temperature of about 0 ° C, it is enough to open windows for 10 minutes every 2-3 hours.

Optimum temperatures: 20 ° C in the living room, 16-18 ° C in the kitchen and bedroom.

Advice: If possible, regulate the temperature in the house, not by ventilation, but with a thermostat.

Natural evaporation of moisture

Hang damp towels on the radiators or place bowls and other open containers filled with water next to them. Tropical aquatic plants in miniature vases and bowls will additionally humidify the air.

Advice: Wash glass vases frequently to prevent algae from growing on the walls.

An indoor fountain is more than just a decorative piece of furniture. The sound of gently splashing water soothes the nervous system and relieves stress. At the same time, moving, slowly evaporating water has a positive effect on the air condition. The smallest dust particles are moistened, become heavier and gradually sink to the floor.

Advice: There are fountains with containers for planting plants on sale. You can add essential oil to the fountain water.

Treat plants that need high air humidity, such as arrowroot, to please: put it on constantly moistened expanded clay or small pebbles. The evaporated moisture will rise directly to the leaves.

Advice: Place a water level indicator in the planter, then the roots will not suffer from dampness, and the aboveground part of the plant will not suffer from dryness.

Green humidifiers

Cyperus is unrivaled among indoor plants: depending on its size, it emits from 500 ml to 2 liters of moisture per day into the air. For such records, put a bowl filled with water next to it and spray its leaves daily.

Advice: Better yet, put several plants side by side.

Delicate, like velvet, light green leaves of indoor sticky, or sparmannia, which grows to the ceiling in suitable conditions, evaporate moisture all year round. Spray the sparman from above and below with standing water daily. Water very sparingly in winter, after making sure the plant needs watering.

Advice: Be careful if you have allergies. In this case, try not to touch the sparmannia leaves.

Electric humidifier

There are a variety of models on sale with a wide range of prices. They evaporate, spray and spray moisture or evenly distribute it throughout the room by ventilation.

Spraying plants

In a heated room, spray the leaves of green plants every morning. It doesn't take long, but it brings wonderful results. A gentle shower refreshes the plants, allowing their cells to work at full strength, and in addition increases the humidity in the room.

Advice: For spraying, boil water in a large saucepan and reserve in large plastic bottles.

Moisture measurement

A hygrometer in every room of your home will let you know exactly how humid or dry the air is. Digital thermo-hygrometers also show air temperature and time.

Advice: It is very easy to check the humidity with a pine cone. With excessively dry air, its scales open, with excessively humid air, they close.