How to Repot Ponytail Palm: 3 CRITICAL STEPS YOU CAN'T MISS! 

My grandma passed away recently and since I have a few plants of my own, I was given all of her plants. Including one of these which my whole life I had thought it was fake. Almost all the leaves were dead and hadn't been watered in a few months, it was in really rough shape (still is but making progress) thank you for this video. I don't think my grandma ever changed it's pot and it's pretty crammed in there. I'm scared to even look at the roots but will be doing so once I get some pumice this week. Once again thank you!

The most informative video about ponytail palm. Thank you

I have just purchased a ponytail palm. Evidently, I have done everything wrong ! I have learned so much from this video. Maybe I can save mine. Thank you so very much!

Damn. I haven't repotted mine in 20yrs. I'm afraid to mess with it now lol. It's the only plant that survived my nervous breakdown about 6yrs ago.

Awesome video, My wife and I learned so much today on replanting our PP. Thank you so much. :):):):)

What a gorgeous plant! I had no idea it was a succulent. As always, I am learning so much from you. Thanks!

Thanks! A friend gave me one that is loose and needs repotted. I had no idea what I was doing until I watched this video.

Super helpful I've watched it three times I am so grateful for these videos!

Hi! =) Could you please do an update, so we can see what your plant looks like now? Thank you for making this video =)

I'm a complete neophyte when comes to houseplants. Thank you for the tips. 😀

I have inherited s ponytail plant when my brother passed away. I live in Arizona and the plant has never been inside or repotted. It's about 4 1/2 ft tall and trunk approx 2ft in diameter. It's way overdue to be repotted...I'm positive it will grow like crazy and the branch's be more lush. It gets bright dabbled sun & shade in the afternoon. I've had it for 6 years. Summers here are quite brutal but it seems to absolutely love where I have it! Thank you so much for the repotting tips!!!

Your videos are so clear and well documented. Thanks for your work!

I'm So glad i stumbled across this video. I was just gifted a ponytail and I'm Excited to add her to my succulent harem. Now i have a good idea how to handle her. Thank you for such a great video!

Thanks so much for sharing! Very helpful! I just got my first houseplant and I'm super excited about it can't wait to get more!

This is very informative! I am planning to repot my ponytail palm.

❤Thank you so much for your video on this plant I have 2 myself and a friend of mine has one and we just love them. I have had some trouble with one of mine but I think it was because I didn’t have enough bright sunlight and maybe some watering issues thank you so much for a very informative video I absolutely adore these plants. ❤❤❤

Thank you! Great video. My wife is in love with your ponytail palm. Ours is only a year old, but it’s getting there.

My first ponytail palm. I used miracle gro succulent soil and nothing else. Since the soil was moist I haven't watered the palm and will probably wait another week or so. Wish me luck!!! Too bad I didn't see this video before I potted the ponytail. But will watch again when repotting it in the future

Very interesting and informative. I love these plants. I just cannot resist when I see a young plant at the store and I have to buy it.

Wonderful video with good instructions. I have a ponytail to repot soon. If I may suggest - if you tie up the leaves with some string into a ponytail - LOL - they will be out of your way. Tie it high enuf to keep the leaves from tickling your nose!

Like your presentation style- very informative, unrushed, no annoying music. I'm trying to get courage to repot my ponytails. Two have been growing in the same small plastic pot for so long now that pot shape is distorted ! 😖🙄 Wish me luck!🌴🤞

Just subscribed to your channel. I just got a ponytail palm. Thanks so much for your clear directions. Loved the video.

Love your video!! I like your style. Very nice Ponytail plant.

Thank you for the detailed information. You are an excellent potting repotting teacher. Really enjoyed your video. Will go by my very first ponytail palm tree... TTFN...

Great straight and to the point video. Lately I’ve been paying more attention to potting mixes and amendments. I have a ponytail palm a little smaller than this. I’ve had it for a couple of months, and I doubt it’s time to pot UP. I’ll find out when I REpot it, focusing on the soil composition. I’m pretty sure I used this mix for my whale fins as well. All but one of my sansevierias are in terracotta pots. My smaller ponytail is in terracotta. This, however, one will go into another nursery pot that has better drainage and is a color (black) that doesn’t stand out in the cover pot.

Thank you very much! Very informative and enjoyable to watch!

i'm prepping to pot my ponytail palm that i just got, your video has 100% been the most helpful thusfar! Thank you so much!!!

I usually lay a coffee filer in the bottom of the pot to cover the drainage hole and keep the dirt inside.

That is the most beautiful plant I’ve ever seen!

Those roots are INCREDIBLE!!

So glad I watched your video first ....I Just acquired a rather handsome Ponytail, single trunk standing 4' tall in a 12"x 10.5" pot...really root bound with roots coming out over the top of the pot....I went and bought a beautiful and heavy, 20" diameter, 19" tall terra cotta pot, which was apparent overkill I see now. Was going to put in a couple of inches of marble gravel, and just use black soil from Home Depot. Now I will go to the the plant supply place and get some succulent soil and the other stuff that prevents compaction. Another new pot that I already had, measures 15 x 15, and is a very sturdy ornate plastic...should be ok methinks....They call Ponytails, Elephant Foot here in Mexico.

The video's thumbnail made my day! Hahaha! Nice one! ^^

Thank you once again. A very useful video. The only part I rarely do is loosen the roots. I will definitely try to, this time around. Ponytails brace yourselves, wash, trim and repotting time!

Excellent tutorial. Thank you

Nice video 🧡👍 Very informative about ponytail Palm

Great video and great plant! Win-win!

Great video; happy I found you! 🌱👍🏻

I have always stated that my husband is the green thumb of the family. I just kill plants generally. But over the last couple of years I have taken an interest in plants. I saw your previous video on this beautiful plant and was amazed at what it is SUPPOSED to look like. My poor little plant I have has been SO neglected. After your video I have decided to take on the ponytail palm and get to good health. My plant also has 5 feet, bulbs.....(I can't remember what you called them). I have a renewed energy for this plant and can't wait to get it in tip top shape! Thank you for your videos and guidance.

Great Overall, Amazing Tape Sir! Everytime.

Gorgeous plant! I've never seen one quite this big. Thanks for sharing your "process." :)

Excellent video! Thank you!

Thanks for the video! In another repotting succulent video, I learned that you should not water the plant before you repot it or a few days after, because you just broke the roots, and exposing them directly to water might cause them to immediately rot. Have you heard of this? Is it relevant to ponytail palms?

My neighbor on the other side has a 15ft ponytail palm. It's beautiful. I got one after I saw the an animation film from Dr Seux.

Thanks so much. Exactly what I needed. ❤

My grandmother gave my mom one that’s now over 30 years old in the same pot, I have no idea how but it’s still very healthy

Great video...thanks for the info.

Goals!! I wish mine looked like that 💚 winter wasn’t nice to her 😅

Just found you omg great instructions love you

Beautiful tree!!

Woww nicely plant👍💚

Thanks for teaching

thank you so helpful

Just wanted to let you know that your clips are still being watched and appreciated! I just bought my first two ponytail palms and learned so much. I did hold my breath every time you pushed down on the soil while repotting on a glass table. 😬 Thanks again!

Love it

I live in Southern Utah where it is a lot warmer. It gets to freezing maybe two weeks a year. I don't have anywhere to put them indoors... I bought some covers to cover them in the cold and can lift it off when it is warm (60F) during the day. If I put them on my patio it's very cold there because it's all shaded.

Nice Sharing thanks !

Soo helpful when repotting my ponytail palm, nervous 😬 but wish me luck 🍀!!Nanny Stick Sister 👍🪴🥰💜

Watching intently.

Repotting mine tomorrow. Thanks

Thank you 💕💕

Thank you!

Your face is hilarious as you're telling us don't worry that LMAO

Thanks ! 😊👍

really good looking, and the plant is nice too

Thrilled to have discovered you! I’ve had indoor/outdoor plants most of my life but, just recently I purchased my first Ponytail. LOL…I was initially like a mother hen with it. I love to fuss/touch/repot etc and with the Pony I don’t have to. I’m wondering if I should repot because it’s in a rather small pot and I’ve had it now for about 4 months. Is there a rule of thumb for these plants when newly purchased? Many thanks!!! I’ll be binge watching the rest of your videos for sure! Beverly

Thank you for the amazing video. Would Leka balls work instead of the pumice?

LOVE your videos. Question: I bought a pony tail plant and already changed pot but did not put pumice or perlite. It is in a cactus mix. Should I repot again? or wait until summer? or wait a year?

Morning, love your Ponytail 🖤...I have a struggling one I just repotted. Noticed you’re in Ohio...I am in NYC...how do you care for it In the winter?

Good info

They love ambient light and not wet. they will go months without water away from direct sunlight. top a single plant and will grow more off the trunk itself ,low bushy

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I find it more general on the plant to just take it outside and hit the Roots with a water hose with a spray nozzle on it😊

Thank you❤

I would greatly appreciate it if you could do a video on Guatemala ponytail palms...... Furthermore, I'm interested in how to turn a potted ponytail palm into a 6+ foot tree w/the yellow plumes... any help is appreciated.

Great video! I just got a Ponytail Palm. Is there a suggested time frame in which it should be re-potted? I got it from Lowe's. I'm not even sure if the soil is that great, but I assume it's okay. Also, so your palm came with all those "bulbs" on it? Will they ever get any other "bulbs/ elephant feet", or they just grow tall? Thanks for such great info!!❤

I have two pony tail palms and I just purchased them about three months ago. I planted them in some pots and they are outdoor pots. I live in St George UT and hopefully they will survivie the summer and winter. outdoors. Looks like you keep your indoors. What are your suggestions? Do I need to bring them in for a few weeks in the winter or cover them? Please advise.

I have a question!!! My pony tail has been in same pot for probably 10 plus years…was a gift! So I went maybe 2.5 inches bigger, because it was so root bound!! Absolutely no dirt left in pot at all, roots were growing into decay in side of pot! Ya think it will be ok? ❤️ Ohio!!

I bought this plant from someone that had it potted up in a 20 inch ceramic pot with only one stem, it's a big plant. Since I brought it home I did lift it from the pot to see how root bound it was and I had to add a little soil to it which i kept in the same pot and I also watered it right after. The lower leaves on the stem are browning up and falling the new leaves on top are looking great but the stem is starting to look more bare, is that normal? I dont water it till its bone dry and than I still wait another week before I do it's on my deck with full sunlight, any idea why its losing leaves rapidly?

As u were loosening up the soil you said 'Really there is not a whole lot of soil left here" I always wondered what happened to all that soil from where it had been first potted? how does it disappear over time. TY

Howdy. I bought a new Ponytail Palm in a 10" pot. It is double potted. I drilled 4 (3/8") diameter holes it the solid bottom to aid it drainage. It drains very well now. The soil seems very light & peet like. WHEN should I re-pot it. I just got it & today is Mar 12th.2024..? I appreciate all your advice...!!!

I have a pony tail plant that is planted near a fence there is about a hand space near the fence, nebours said it's roots are pushing the fence over. The live on the down side if the street on the slop and have a retaining wall there. After watching video the roots don't spread out

Hi, my plant seems under stress because the “skin “ on its trunk looks “wrinkled” and it’s lost a lot of leaves and the remaining ones are brown / yellow tipped. I learned from a different video that the symptoms meant it might be having a root rot problem so it’s better to repot right away. However its winter, mostly in the 40’s during the days (7b transitional zone), should I report or should I wait? My plant is always indoor with house temperature around 65. Thank you.

Can you separate the caudex, if several in plant? Is there a way to tell pot sz needed, based in trunk size?

i just stuck my rootball back in a pot about 2" larger in diameter. Should i take it out and loosen the roots? I mean that's what you say to do , but its it reasonable to take it back out?

Do you ever plan on separating some or all the different plants? We have one that is about 7 feet tall and moves between the house and porch season to season here in the Pacific Northwest, USA. It has a calf and I am thinking of rooting it and then gifting it. Ours is over 35 years old and started out about 6 inches tall as a gift from wife's father; lived at wifes work until it got too big for her office. Since it is a succulent, it gets minimal water as dones our big jade plant.

How do you stop a ponytail plant from sprouting new heads after flowering. I keep removing the new sprouts but they keep regrowing and the original head looks limp and won’t grow new leaves. Thankyou very much . Julie

Hi! Just one question. When you water do you remove the tray after all the water has escaped to prevent soaking??

My ponytail palm's caudex become soggy & shrink may be due to root rot. If I half cut it's caudex & remove the rotten lower part and then try to re-grow it, will it grow again & will it's caudex become good round swollen shape again ?

I’m going to repot a pt palm that has a single trunk that’s leaning or bent to an extreme. Is there a way to repot it that would encourage the trunk to straighten over time? I’ve tried placing the trunk straight up and down in the pot but then the leaves all look like they’re sideways. Thanks for any advice!

can you trim off the roots ? i don’t want my plant to grow much i want to keep it bonsai sized.

I just repotted my ponytail palm that I just got, it was just in the plastic pot they're sold in and the roots were coming out of the bottom. I put it in a 6in diameter pot a little deeper than the plastic pot. I got succulent/cactus fast draining soil, I put soil in put the plant in and pressed down to get air out but when I went to water it I used a room temperature bottle of water and poured but no water drained. Should I be concerned that I over watered it?

Hi just saw this video and thank you for all the details..! I’m curcurrently thinking of repotting a ponytail, but the plant is already quite big; it has been in the same pot for 3years, and from the top it seems to be very root bounded l; but its difficult for me to have even bigger pot, do you think its ok to not making the pot bigger? will the plant suffer lot? is there any alternatives? thank you!

Do you ever trim the leaves so they only go down half way or do u always leave them go clear to the bottom of the plant? TY

Should I repot if my ponytail is bought is crooked, and loose in the soil? And also is in soil without good drainage?

There is different kinds of ponytail plants. What is the exact name of this one in the video? Great video by the way.

About 2 1/2 weeks ago, I repotted my mom's pony tail plant. It was in a clay pot outdoors and was root bound. Unfortunately, I did not water it before repotting, thinking if I watered it after potting that would be sufficient. In hindsight, perhaps I didn't water it enough at the time of repotting... The leaves are still very green, but now I am seeing that the bottom leaves are shedding slowly. They are not yellowed. Could it be that it is going through shock? We live at the beach on the gulf coast, so the plant is outside on our porch, in the same place it was before transplanting and receives indirect sunlight. I have watered it thoroughly only once (last weekend). I am concerned about those shedding leaves! Any advice would be appreciated.

I have a ponytail palm that is a little smaller than yours and severely root bound. It was just given to me. It has three trunks--can I split the trunks from each other and have three plants or will I kill it?

Hi, thank you for the video. I've had this Ponytail plant for many years but recently it has lost many lower leafs. What would you suggest to make sure I do not lose my plant? I have just repot it. I took a photo but not sure how to post it. Thanks.

So Jelly! Mine is very, very small and the leaves are turning brown. And suggestions from the master?

Can I use lecca to the soil mixture?