Paul,
Yup, my huge species goof. 😆

Got a pic of the brown problem?

Is brown at the bottom, or the growing point?
Is there good drainage in all that new soil?
Could it be fertilizer damage? I'd recommend not fertilizing until the second set of leaves emerge. Or very very dilute, if you do fertilize.
But I wouldn't fertilize a sick plant.

Sorry but I need to see it.
Barb

😯 What happens when it gets taller than your ceilings?

I would never spend $40 on a fishtail, actually I'd never actually buy a fishtail with any money... you'll have to package something else with it if you wanted to give me one for free 😆 😆

I should have changed the heading when I discovered it was a Foxtail 😕
Quite similar when young.

What happens when it gets taller than your ceilings?

I usually end up killing 'em before then 😆

Barb

And then one day the ugly duckling looks like this

I love that Image below the above text!

And is fleece fireproof? I looked at your Image with small lighting at your link. I have been advised to do similar this winter with my new Trachicarpus f but I was'nt sure about it.

Thanks!
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This is getting to be quite lovely, despite the still-ragged ends.
Looking forward to leaves fully developed.

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As with everything else around here, it's under a roof on the patio and gets only a few minutes of sun in late afternoon.
So far this leaf hasn't burnt.

Barb

Nice!
Looks a lot like my palm which I am unsure of. Maybe I'll photograph it for an I'd.
Mine, whatever it is, is potplanted in full sun and doing fine.

Always seems to depend on how they were grown in the nursery...in shade or sun.

You're buying all the sun-grown stuff, except maybe that big Sabal?
Mine must've been started in a cave, they can't handle sun.
Wish I had a larger patio roof. 😆

Yup, a pic would be good...when your temp has dropped to 100F 😯 so your camera doesn't melt.

Barb

that's a beauty. Fishtail type palms have always been my favorite. I remember growing a Caryota palms from RPS back in 2000 (germinated). These was suppose to be super hardy.......LOL......they died the first freeze up here in fall.

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Aw, what a shame.
I suppose "super hardy" is a relative phrase if you're growing 'em in Southern Florida 😆 😆 😆

BTW, mine turned out to be a Foxtail.

Barb

I am assuming this is Caryota but really don't know.
The frond in front is new this year and has some sun damage. This palm is in full sun, and it has been a little toasty lately.
The other two leaves are from last year and show damage from March, either late frosts or too much sun too fast.

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The one very broad terminal leaf segment on your newest petiole is wider than any of my segments, but the rest are very similar.
Seems to have the same greyish trunk and black tomentum (spaced apart) that mine does.

No wonder I got this topic heading so fouled up initially.

My vote is Foxtail (Wodyetia.)

Anybody else?
Barb

The local Home Depot was offering what they called Foxtail (Wodyetia) and they looked different from this palm, but who knows if HD know. They were on sale cheap (US$30) but W said no way. 😡

My Foxtail came from HD...

Barb

Erik yours looks like a foxtail.