Ponytail Palm Mold

Sooty mould on ponytail palm hi have has this plant for over 30 years put it out on the patio in the summer and winter it inside.

Ponytail palm mold. I discovered faint white mold that gently debrided from the base of his trunk and then used a spoon to scoop off the fuzzy soil. A dark soot like fungus. Proper watering is crucial. Wash off the leaves and move the plant into more light or add an artificial light if possible.

Overwatering or poor soil drainage frequently is responsible for root and stem rots. The shorter days and less intense sunlight of winter can increase the occurrence of this disease. Lower leaves are yellowing at closer inspection seems to have some kind of black fungus. I know how tough their roots are but really had a hard time getting this 1 out of its pot.

Technically a succulent ponytail palms beaucarnea recurvata use their engorged trunk bases to store water for drought survival. Ponytail palm pruning is only used if you want to remove the pups for planting. This would be consistent with the definition of removal of base or woody material. Indoors the leaves can get up to 3 feet long but outdoors they may be double that length.

The action would expose the stem to mold and mildew and it would likely rot before it could ever start producing any more leaves or offsets. The plant doesn t have stems so much as simply the long strappy leaves that arch out from the slimmest part of the trunk. You can see how extensive their root system is in this post i did last fall about how to care for repot a ponytail palm. It is impossible to provide too much sun to an indoor ponytail palm.

Excessive or constant moisture around the ponytail palm roots kills small roots leaving the plant. In fact a mature ponytail palm may grow 6 feet wide at the base. In this sense cutting the stem down actually works to your favor because it means the plant will get more light. From the top of the stem one or more rosettes of long green leathery leaves develop as the plant ages.

Last edited by baja costero jul 6 2019 12 29 pm. The typical ponytail palm consists of a large domed stump which tapers off into a thinner stem. Ponytail palm fungus root and stem rot. Powdery mildew often occurs on houseplants growing in low light or crowded conditions.

Great a lot this summer has been in this container for 1 5 years.