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title: "Good evening fellow Plantanauts, I'm a bit concerned about this black…"
description: "Good evening fellow Plantanauts, I'm a bit concerned about this black stop on the top of my Spiky Palm Tree named Marty. Marty's been struggling to grow leaves…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "BadBotanist"
published: "2025-06-16T18:30:54.167423Z"
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# Good evening fellow Plantanauts, I'm a bit concerned about this black…

_Pubblicato da BadBotanist il 2025-06-16_

Good evening fellow Plantanauts, I'm a bit concerned about this black stop on the top of my Spiky Palm Tree named Marty. Marty's been struggling to grow leaves for a while, but I'm worried this black is an indicator that Marty's given up growing leaves, or is crashing entirely. Any feedback would be helpful, Marty's been growing for over a year and some change now with no issues, I'd really hate to see him go.

![Allegato 1 di 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/2BFniHGPQK9j6DRsN58sxfcPhvSohDiDuciu8DrYigA/UoKpWq7BRTmwNs2PcrLTTw.webp?size=large)

![Allegato 2 di 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/2BFniHGPQK9j6DRsN58sxfcPhvSohDiDuciu8DrYigA/JMyD7v40RVa4WleX1tay3Q.webp?size=large)

## 1 commento

### Dead Plant Society ha commentato il 2025-06-17

Id run Dr.Planta for the spot diagnosis, but as to the leaf drop, it looks like Martys in a shady spot now. I have one of these and it loves cooking in the full sun ( and Im in Phoenix where most plants croak). Its a cool plant, definately see if Dr Planta helps.

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