It is not unusual for the golden fruit palm or areca palm to get a few brown leaves every now and then or for a few leaf tips to turn brown. It's different when many leaves turn brown. Then there are usually errors in care.
Why does my golden fruit palm have brown leaves?
Brown leaves or leaf tips on the golden fruit palm can be caused by a location that is too dark, too wet, conditions that are too dry, low humidity or pest infestation. Adjusting care and eliminating pests will help resolve the problem.
Causes of brown leaves or leaf tips
- Too dark location
- too much moisture in the root area
- too dry
- humidity too low
- Pest Infestation
The golden fruit palm needs a lot of water, but it cannot tolerate waterlogging at all. Water the palm tree regularly, but make sure that the water does not accumulate at the roots. If temperatures fall below 18 degrees, reduce the amount of water and water less.
Check for pest infestation
Brown leaves also appear when the golden fruit palm is attacked by pests. These are spider mites or thrips. You can recognize spider mites by the fine webs that form in the leaf axils. Thrips leave brown bumps on the leaves.
Take control measures immediately.
Ensure optimal site conditions
The golden fruit palm likes it very bright. However, it cannot tolerate full sun in summer. The fronds burn and turn brown. Provide indirect light. Let the palm tree spend the summer outside on the terrace.
In winter, the Areca palm likes a full sun location by the window.
Cut brown fronds or not?
You can cut off brown-colored leaf tips with scissors.
If the frond is already half dry, leave it on the palm tree until it is completely dry. It is then cut off close to the base.
Tip
The Areca palm can also be grown hydroponically. However, you should buy palm trees that have already been grown hydroponically. A later adjustment from soil to water is usually doomed to failure.
