Indoor Palm - No leaves

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  1. men8ifr

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    My indoor palm lost all of its leaves after veing left outside a bit too long in the summer. The 3 stems/trunks are still flexible but the very ends look a bit dried and hardened. no sign of any leaves.

    Is there anything I can do to revive it? Or does it need binning :(

    On one of the stems there is a bit of brown sap in a few places...
     
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    It doesnt sound very good. Can you post a photo as that would help make a better assessment
     
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    Sorry you have to tilt your head a bit!

    The very tip is sort of dried and hardened a bit.
     
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    That looks like a Dracaena, a Dragon Palm. And it doesn`t look at all happy. I, personally, would cut it back to about 6 inches and see what happens. If the inside of the stem looks brown or dry, then the plant is dead. If green, it should reshoot.:gnthb:
     
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    Looks seriously unhappy, more than likely dead. but worth chopping back and seeing if there is any life left in it.

    You can buy small ones from places like ikea for only a couple of pounds, so a replacement wont break the bank, but it will takea while to get back upto that size.
     
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    Should I cut it diagonally or anything?
     
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    Just make sure it`s a clean cut.:thumb:
     
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    When you said it had been left out too long, did it get frosted?
     
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    Or did it completely dry out?
     
  11. men8ifr

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    I don't believe it suffered any frost or dried out - as far as I am aware...
     
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    Just an update - it's making new leaves - qute a lot of bunches of healthy greean leaves - I gues it just takes a long time...
     
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