Bottle Palm Tree
4.7 out of 5 (193 experiences)
Survivor
Fast grower
About Bottle Palm Tree
Ponytail palm is not a true palm, but a plant with a thick swollen stem (caudex) that stores water and narrow dark green strappy leaves that gently curl toward the ends. It needs bright light and regular watering. They prefer dry winters and do well even with indoor heated air.
Taxonomy
Beaucarnea recurvata
Beaucarnea
Asparagaceae
Asparagales
Also known as
Ponytail Palm, Ponytail Palm, Nolina recurvata and Elephant Foot Tree
How to care for Bottle Palm Tree
How often to water your Bottle Palm Tree
every 12
Bottle Palm Tree needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Ponytail Palm in your home
a window
Bottle Palm Tree love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Bottle Palm Tree does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Bottle Palm Tree in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Bottle Palm Tree
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Bottle Palm Tree after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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How do I know when to repot Loki my Ponytail Palm? #PonytailPalm
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Sunburn Hello, everyone. I’ve had my baby for almost a year now with no problems. I recently sat her in a west facing window that gets very harsh light during the afternoon. I’ve noticed some leaves are browning as well as the tips are getting crispy. I want her to stay in this window but I’m scared she might continue to decline. Any suggestions other than move her?
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Need to repot. What type of soil do they like? #PonytailPalm
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Why is my ponytail changing color from dark green to light green and what does it mean when the center of the leafs look reddish #PonytailPalm
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What dirty is best to use when repotting the Ponytail Palm? #PonytailPalm
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Is this a ponytail palm I know he’s not very healthy I struggle with depression and I’m just trying to get back to him #PonytailPalm
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My cat ate the rest of the blades it had left. I was trying to nurse it back to health. My aunt gave it to me after her cats attacked it. What can I do to help it regrow. I have it in the bathroom with a heater. It’s on 3 hours of a grow light with succulent soil. Please help. I’m so sad now. It was doing so good.
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Unwell ponytail palm This specamin has been in decline ever since i moved into my new place. It has lost a lot of leaves due to browning at a faster rate than replacing them. This is not a case of tips browning but the whole leaf evenly browning over time as seen in picture 2. I am concerned for the wellbeing of this guy. #ponytailpalm
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Many of the leaves tips are brown and dry, what should I do about it? Can the ends be trimmed or should I cut those leaves completely off or should I leave it as is? #PonytailPalm
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Brown leaves encroachment For the past few months I have been having a problem of this happening to my plant. I have tried changing out the soil and looking for any root rot(there was none). I've also considered the possibly of overwatering and waited a bit to water again. Now I am testing if I have been watering too little. I need advice here
Care Summary for Bottle Palm Tree
Bottle Palm Tree
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Survivor 112
Fast grower 43
Large, lush leaves 40
Browns easily 24
Easy to propagate 13
Blooms easily 10
Pest magnet 2
03/31/2022
Slowwwwww grower. Can live up to 100 years old
Survivor
Large, lush leaves
03/07/2022
Low maintenance and gorgeous!
03/07/2022
Low maintenance and gorgeous!
02/23/2022
My cat loves to eat the leaves on this ponytail plant, also after moving it from direct sunlight to indirect sunlight it grew back much faster
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
02/04/2022
Thought it was a weird looking plant at first but now one of my favorites! Long tendrils of leaves, likes sun ☀️, stores a lot of its own water 💦. What’s not to love! 🪴 💚
Fast grower
Survivor
01/18/2022
I bought lots of plant when I decided to decorate my house and I realised that I am a plant killer 😱😱😱 Not many of them survived and Pony tail palm is one of them!!
Don’t need to care much, and it looks great!!!
Very slow grower!
Survivor
01/14/2022
Easy care plant, doesn’t need much care at all. Love how cute and tropical he looks!
Survivor
01/08/2022
I’m not sure
12/30/2021
Beautiful easy care palm
12/12/2021
I just love how easy it is to take care of this plant
Survivor
Easy to propagate
Fast grower
11/24/2021
Great!
Fast grower
Blooms easily
Easy to propagate
Survivor
11/23/2021
You can really just let it chill and if the leaves get a little crispy, snip them off. It’s so cute!
Fast grower
Survivor
Browns easily
11/08/2021
I don't know what I'm doing wrong but the ends of my ponytail palm are brown and I'm wondering what I need to do to make it not be brown? are they supposed to be brown?
Browns easily
11/02/2021
This plant is perfect for people like me who forget to water all the time.
Survivor
Large, lush leaves
11/01/2021
Easy to care for and doesn’t mind neglect.
Fast grower
Survivor
10/18/2021
Conversation starter
Survivor
10/10/2021
Let soil dry out before watering.
Survivor
10/04/2021
Low maintenance. Seems to be always happy!
Large, lush leaves
Survivor
10/04/2021
Resilient
Survivor
09/28/2021
Slow growing
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