Question
Hi Darlene,
I bought love palm tree two months back in Dubai. the leaves are getting dry up. We are watering the plant twice a week as suggested.
Can you please suggest any extra care has to be taken.

Thanks in advance
Ajay

Answer
Ajay,

For starters there is no palm whose botanical name is Love Palm so I have no idea what palm you are talking about. I am assuming that it is a potted palm. You also did not say if you are keeping it indoors or outdoors. Dried up yellow leaves can be caused by too much sun or too little sun depending on what kind of palm it is. It can also be caused by too much or too little water. If the plant is outdoors and it is over 35 degrees centigrade every day it needs watered daily, over 40 degrees it may need watered twice a day. If it is indoors twice a week is fine as long as it is in a pot with a drain hole and a drain tray under it. Water it enough so all the soil in the pot is moist and a little water goes into the drain tray under the pot. Two hours later empty the drain tray so it is not sitting in a tray full of water. That would cause the roots to rot and cause dried leaves like you describe. If you can't pick the plant up to empty the drain tray you can suction the excess water out with a turkey baster. No houseplant should sit in a drain tray full of water because it will cause root rot.

If you want to e-mail me a picture of the palm you can send it to [email protected] and I will try to identify it for you. Good luck with your palm.

Darlene