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- Tips for the care of the gold fruit palm (Areca palm)
- How is the gold fruit palm properly poured?
- When and how is fertilized?
- Are you allowed to cut the gold fruit palm?
- When is repotting on the program?
- Which diseases can occur?
- Which pests do you need to pay attention to?
- Why are the leaves turning brown or yellow?
- How is the golden fruit palm wintering properly?
- Tips
The gold fruit palm is a popular, easy-care indoor plant
Tips for the care of the gold fruit palm (Areca palm)
The gold fruit palm comes from Madagascar, where it grows in more shady areas. That's why the species called Areca Palme gets along well with the local light conditions. It is important that the care is right. What you need to know to properly care for gold-fruit palms.
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The gold fruit palm needs a lot of water in summer. Pour pervasively. However, the Areca palm does not tolerate waterlogging. You have to dump excess irrigation water immediately.
If the temperatures fall to less than 18 degrees, the gold fruit palm needs much less moisture. During this time, water so sparingly that the soil does not dry out completely.
When and how is fertilized?
During the growth phase you fertilize a gold fruit palm every two weeks with special palm fertilizer. In winter, no fertilization.
Are you allowed to cut the gold fruit palm?
A gold fruit palm is basically not cut, even if it needs a lot of space around it. If you cut them, they would not grow anymore, as they remove the vegetation point.
Brown, withered fronds may cut you off, but only when they are completely dry. It is cut close to the base so that only a small stub remains.
When is repotting on the program?
You only have to repot a gold fruit palm every two to three years, when the pot is completely rooted. The new pot need only be a little wider, but should have sufficient depth. Like all palms, the Areca palm develops long taproots.
As a substrate suitable special palm soil or compost-based potting soil, which is only slightly acidic.
Which diseases can occur?
Diseases rarely occur. In most cases there are care mistakes in this case.
Root rot or stem rot occurs when the golden fruit palm stands in waterlogging. Drain the bottom of the pot to prevent standing moisture and keep the palm tree outside without a planter or saucer.
Which pests do you need to pay attention to?
Spider mites and thrips are among the pests you need to watch out for.
A spider mite infection can be recognized by the fine webs in the leaf axils. Thrips let the leaves wither. They leave small brown humps on the leaves.
Why are the leaves turning brown or yellow?
Brown and yellow leaves or leaf tips are caused by different causes. Waterlogging is often responsible.But even a too dark location, too low humidity or pest infestation can cause leaf discoloration.
How is the golden fruit palm wintering properly?
Gold fruit palms are not hardy. They do not tolerate temperatures lower than 16 degrees. Get the palm in the house in time.
Indoor-style gold-fruit palms will keep you cooler in winter.
Tips
The Goldfruchtpalme copes well with room temperature. The ideal temperatures in summer are between 20 and 24 degrees. In winter, it should not be colder than 16 degrees.