--- title: "I’m not sure what my new issue is with my pony palm. I have replanted…" description: "I’m not sure what my new issue is with my pony palm. I have replanted him into a smaller pot and mist between watering. He continues to get brown tips and. Now…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/DRYpTayTQN2mvNuFblH4GA?language=nb" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Tara" published: "2024-10-13T14:41:40.679135Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Qmfa9Mw7y3YaFwZwfUpFrCMF9TRsKOuFjgh4PR4jW3I/pTZbkrswTwiVraqnbN9GNw.webp?size=large" --- [Fellesskap](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=nb) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=nb) # I’m not sure what my new issue is with my pony palm. I have replanted… _Lagt ut av Tara den 2024-10-13_ I’m not sure what my new issue is with my pony palm. I have replanted him into a smaller pot and mist between watering. He continues to get brown tips and. Now this 🤦🏼‍♀️ ![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/Qmfa9Mw7y3YaFwZwfUpFrCMF9TRsKOuFjgh4PR4jW3I/pTZbkrswTwiVraqnbN9GNw.webp?size=large) ## 20 kommentarer ### Swamp Witch kommenterte den 2024-10-13 That’s not a pony tail palm. Looks like Yucca to me. I could be wrong though. #### Sunny svarte den 2024-10-13 I think it is a ponytail palm that’s buried too deeply that the round base of the plant is hidden. #### Swamp Witch svarte den 2024-10-13 Ponytail palm leaves are a lot skinnier. ![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/9UzgCtOnE9EF3TfKr3c2LPuGLXpoqwd_OuYP4iWx6Xs/CvjBjvEzQ_SdXwDrVAy-tw.webp?size=large) #### Swamp Witch svarte den 2024-10-13 Yucca leaves are more broad. This is my Yucca. ![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/9UzgCtOnE9EF3TfKr3c2LPuGLXpoqwd_OuYP4iWx6Xs/0y4HoF7ZTF-PHPqhc6MTOw.webp?size=large) #### Sunny svarte den 2024-10-13 I looked at her photos of the plant. It really looks like a ponytail palm based on the trunk. The yucca has banding marks where the leaves fell off. Ponytail palms don’t have these markings. Your picture and a photo of my palm is shown. ![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/L91yETeKQDi7Z2ErfdB9bw.webp?size=large) #### Swamp Witch svarte den 2024-10-13 Good point! ### Dipshit Gardening kommenterte den 2024-10-13 Does the bark feel solid and firm? Or is it weak and able to pull off easily? #### Tara svarte den 2024-10-14 It’s solid and firm #### Dipshit Gardening svarte den 2024-10-14 Then it's likely not rot, which is good ### Sunny kommenterte den 2024-10-13 You are misting and watering with no root rot. Then, it’s likely a lighting issue. My very old ponytail plant gets about 12 hours of full sunlight. It lives outside. You can try a grow light within a foot of the plant for 14 hours a day. Let the soil dry out completely since the plant stores water in that round base and thick trunk. #### Tara svarte den 2024-10-14 I live in Indiana so it’s hard to have it outside all year long. I will open my sheer curtain for full sun and try that. It seems like when it had direct sun before the leaves got brown quickly/ ### Magneticgarden\_ kommenterte den 2024-10-13 I would recommend NOT misting. It appears to be a watering and lighting issue. Pony tail palms store a lot of water in their trunks, most only require a once a month watering. I water mine every 6-8 weeks. 😊🪴 #### Sunny svarte den 2024-10-13 Mine is huge. It lives outside. I water once week or more often. He’s a big drinker. ![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/vGI4RTNtT8-zFkxphD6jwQ.webp?size=large) #### Magneticgarden\_ svarte den 2024-10-13 Very beautiful!! I should have noted it really depends on your location/hardiness zone. Mine is kept indoors (zone 6b) under grow light 12 hours a day. ![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/P8NhHQv_9wuCzp2xFHOzb4ZOcM56U5dVCPk1zp0H1B0/k24gotTARXWzhIdyEYq4Uw.webp?size=large) #### Magneticgarden\_ svarte den 2024-10-13 This is when I purchased it in 2022. 😊 ![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/P8NhHQv_9wuCzp2xFHOzb4ZOcM56U5dVCPk1zp0H1B0/RHC4qt2IT2KDizY_z5ddyw.webp?size=large) #### Tara svarte den 2024-10-14 I amnewer to the planting world .i am happy to have invested in a moister meter ### Melanie kommenterte den 2024-10-15 I love mine! It’s about 1 year old now ![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yMMAa13GhCL3YPgJCgY8UJ_i6rAXauEXwEnFDRMHle0/bE36lZjwRUSmAmLM0VF8vg.webp?size=large) ### Love My Greeneries kommenterte den 2024-10-17 I have a question about my plant as well. I've had it for about 7 years but it lost all the leaves on the branch behind. I thought it was a corn plant. I think I've over watered too much. I repotted the plant last month and the branch had dry rotted but still firm and plenty of roots. I replanted it after cutting off the rotted part. It sits on my fireplace with a plant light pointed in its direction. ![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/gMuSg-NdafBBKolM1QydzVf0WAQ0p3YzSEJ5FK-l_YI/1BzAUUlBSaWZdNLjZ8VmJg.webp?size=large) ### Tara kommenterte den 2024-10-17 That doesn’t look like a pony palm at all #### Love My Greeneries svarte den 2024-10-22 Yes I know. I'm having some issues with the leaf browning and leaves dropping. Any suggestions? --- _Planta-fellesskapet (https://getplanta.com). Lesing er åpen for alle. For å poste, kommentere og like, skaff deg Planta-appen: https://getplanta.com/download_