http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm/ the official Flower Shop Network blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:50:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm/comment-page-1/#comment-423848 Mandy Maxwell Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:28:56 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm#comment-423848 If you want one that will produce offshoots, you don't want one that may have been removed as an offshoot itself. A more mature ponytail plant would more than likely be best. If you want one that will produce offshoots, you don't want one that may have been removed as an offshoot itself. A more mature ponytail plant would more than likely be best.

]]> http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm/comment-page-1/#comment-423458 leigh burr Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:29:42 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm#comment-423458 I have a question. Do only young (perhaps 10" high including the ponytail)ponytail palms reproduce with multiple bulb-like offsets? IF I BUY A MORE MATURE (like 15" high, 1-gal) individual palm, will it sprout more bulb-like plants? I have a question. Do only young (perhaps 10" high including the ponytail)ponytail palms reproduce with multiple bulb-like offsets? IF I BUY A MORE MATURE (like 15" high, 1-gal) individual palm, will it sprout more bulb-like plants?

]]> http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm/comment-page-1/#comment-187070 Jamie Jamison Adams Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:51:36 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm#comment-187070 It should do any thing to change the plant. It should do any thing to change the plant.

]]> http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm/comment-page-1/#comment-187031 jo harrill Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:16:45 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm#comment-187031 I have a ponytail palm that is flowering. It has a 12 inch shoot coming from the top of the plant that has many small flower like branches. what will this do to the plant besides change its appearance? I have a ponytail palm that is flowering. It has a 12 inch shoot coming from the top of the plant that has many small flower like branches.
what will this do to the plant besides change its appearance?

]]> http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm/comment-page-1/#comment-109500 Jamie Jamison Adams Sun, 02 Jan 2011 00:03:15 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm#comment-109500 Depending on what is casuing the plant distress, feeding it B1 would be a good thing. Cutting off the ponytail palm at this point won't help the plant. The chemicals used to soften the water could be casuing damage. Start watering the plant with distilled water or pplace your tap water in a container with a large opening and let it sit 24 hours before you use it. Depending on what is casuing the plant distress, feeding it B1 would be a good thing. Cutting off the ponytail palm at this point won't help the plant. The chemicals used to soften the water could be casuing damage. Start watering the plant with distilled water or pplace your tap water in a container with a large opening and let it sit 24 hours before you use it.

]]> http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm/comment-page-1/#comment-109394 Marg Wire Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:33:17 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm#comment-109394 Related to the above question- I have my aunt's bonsai sized ponytail palm and it is very sick/dying right now. Do I feed it B1 and cut it off and hope for the best, too? Are the houseplant sized ones (this one is about a foot tall and the stem has maybe 5 segments) subject to damage from softened water? Related to the above question- I have my aunt's bonsai sized ponytail palm and it is very sick/dying right now. Do I feed it B1 and cut it off and hope for the best, too?
Are the houseplant sized ones (this one is about a foot tall and the stem has maybe 5 segments) subject to damage from softened water?

]]> http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm/comment-page-1/#comment-18098 Jamie Jamison Adams Mon, 04 May 2009 14:43:25 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm#comment-18098 You have a 50 to 50 chance of it surviving. Unlike Lucky bamboo (Draceana sanderiana), ponytial palms (Beaucarnea) will takes months to produce new leaves. I would recommend using a little Vitamin B1. You will mix it with water and pour it around the base of the tree. Then it is all about waiting. Watch for blackening of the trunk which will indicate that the plant is dying. Good luck and keep me posted. You have a 50 to 50 chance of it surviving. Unlike Lucky bamboo (Draceana sanderiana), ponytial palms (Beaucarnea) will takes months to produce new leaves. I would recommend using a little Vitamin B1. You will mix it with water and pour it around the base of the tree. Then it is all about waiting. Watch for blackening of the trunk which will indicate that the plant is dying. Good luck and keep me posted.

]]> http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm/comment-page-1/#comment-18093 Beth Kuhn Mon, 04 May 2009 13:45:50 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm#comment-18093 I have a 15' Pony tail palm growing in my front yard in Florida. If I cut it off at about 2 feet will it grow a new bunch of leaves or will it die? I have a 15' Pony tail palm growing in my front yard in Florida. If I cut it off at about 2 feet will it grow a new bunch of leaves or will it die?

]]> http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm/comment-page-1/#comment-6819 Jamie Jamison Adams Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:11:33 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/propagation-for-ponytail-palm#comment-6819 It wont' hurt to leave the babies on your ponytail palm. The only place I have ever seen the babies is at the base of the ponytail palm. So I'm not sure what this grow in the middle is structured. But, you can try to remove the babies and root them to form new plants. I would dip the bottoms in a rooting hormone and place in a lite soil mixture (you can use cactus and succulent potting soil). Keep it moderately moist and in a few weeks it should have new roots. I'm not sure how successful this type of propagation for ponytail palms is since I have actually perform it my self. I do know that in commercial growing operations ponytail palms are propagated by seed which is a very long process. Good luck and keep me posted. It wont' hurt to leave the babies on your ponytail palm. The only place I have ever seen the babies is at the base of the ponytail palm. So I'm not sure what this grow in the middle is structured. But, you can try to remove the babies and root them to form new plants. I would dip the bottoms in a rooting hormone and place in a lite soil mixture (you can use cactus and succulent potting soil). Keep it moderately moist and in a few weeks it should have new roots. I'm not sure how successful this type of propagation for ponytail palms is since I have actually perform it my self. I do know that in commercial growing operations ponytail palms are propagated by seed which is a very long process. Good luck and keep me posted.

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