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Hello! I’m new to the site and had a question about my potted Mule Palm. I live in Ohio and bought the tree when I was vacationing in Florida this past summer. Obviously in the dead of winter here, it’s been inside the last couple of months. Although cold, we still get a good amount of sunlight during the day. I did buy a grow light for it as well when we have cloudy days/weeks. Through reading and watching videos I’ve tried my best to learn how to take care of it, but wanted to get opinions from people who know more about palms than I do. With that being said, I’m having a really hard time deciphering when to prune the dead/dried fronds. If someone could help me out I’d greatly appreciate it. 
 

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prune as little as possible, ideally after the plant has recaptured all the nutrients from the frond and it is a dead husk.  Looks like those bottom 3 can be clipped, and I would suggest repotting into a nice big long term home with some good fertilizer and micro nutrients.  

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On 2/4/2025 at 8:51 PM, Mr. Clark said:

prune as little as possible, ideally after the plant has recaptured all the nutrients from the frond and it is a dead husk.  Looks like those bottom 3 can be clipped, and I would suggest repotting into a nice big long term home with some good fertilizer and micro nutrients.  

Agree. That black pot jammed into a tiny bucket set up an overwatering situation because moisture does not evaporate so the palm develops root rot, fatal if not dealt with. Your potting mix - from a $ store houseplant mix ? - looks like muck. You need to repot in larger pot with adequate drain holes with loose, coarse, free-draining mix consisting of chunky garden soil, reconstituted coco coir, perlite or pumice. Set pot in a larger tray (no buckets!) Water on need not on a manmade schedule. Clip off fronds only when they are dead/dry/dessicated

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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Basically, if the frond is totally brown, it's OK to remove it. It is of no use to the palm any longer if totally browned and dead.

Oakley, California

55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA

Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year.

Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters.

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