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bogmire
Hello, I was given this beautiful plant as a gift and it has tremendous sentimental value, the tips of the long leaves are starting to turn brown I’m not sure if I’m over or under watering it, I was told to not water it very much so I try to not go overboard, it gets a little bit of direct sun light through a window about one hour a day but most of the time it’s indirect sunlight near a window.
The last picture shows the browning.
Happy to post more pictures or give more info as needed, any help is deeply appreciated I really want to save this plant!! Thank you
Arsenic817
This is a ponytail tree, not a succulent, and I believe it needs more water..
Fit-Distribution9007
First itās extremely lacking water , even the caudex which is the brown stalk is dry and the leaves are dying , so what I would do is put water in a pot at room temperature ( fresh from the tap is usually to cold and can shock the roots ) than place the whole pot in the water , until there is no bubbles or anything, take it out and let it drain thoroughly, than I would trim away some of the dead leaves,
pm1953
Heās really thirsty! Put him in a larger pot and see how much he grows. They can get huge.
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Hello, I was given this beautiful plant as a gift and it has tremendous sentimental value, the tips of the long leaves are starting to turn brown I’m not sure if I’m over or under watering it, I was told to not water it very much so I try to not go overboard, it gets a little bit of direct sun light through a window about one hour a day but most of the time it’s indirect sunlight near a window.
The last picture shows the browning.
Happy to post more pictures or give more info as needed, any help is deeply appreciated I really want to save this plant!! Thank you
This is a ponytail tree, not a succulent, and I believe it needs more water..
First itās extremely lacking water , even the caudex which is the brown stalk is dry and the leaves are dying , so what I would do is put water in a pot at room temperature ( fresh from the tap is usually to cold and can shock the roots ) than place the whole pot in the water , until there is no bubbles or anything, take it out and let it drain thoroughly, than I would trim away some of the dead leaves,
Heās really thirsty! Put him in a larger pot and see how much he grows. They can get huge.
Try bottom watering