Ponytail Palm (Beaucarnea recurvata)

What a beautiful plant! One of my all time favorites. So easy to grow. They don't need much water. Their trunks store water. I would repot it into a pot twice as big as it is in now.

try the houseplant.. and maybe tropical plant forums for more info ...

i like to tell peeps.. to cut that huge sucker down.. before repotting... because getting a very tall plant to stand up in a new pot.. is really hard ... and i would bet my nickle.. that is why you have 4 new shoots.. on top of a huge trunk ... lol ..

i would not repot until i could do it outdoors... to avoid the mess ... and maybe i would stake it in the surrounding soil .. while it settles itself into the pot .. and then bring it back indoors in early fall.. in my z5 MI ... in shade the whole time mind you ...

whatever you decide.. understand.. its an extremely happy looking plant... i have no clue.. why there would be any hurry to repot it ...

and i would look for some transportation shock ... since it was moved in winter.. in OH ... hopefully on a warmish day ...

if its a decorative pot.. you can just stick this pot.. into the pot ... for now .... and i hope you are protecting surfaces... from water running thru ...

ken

Thanks, everyone! Now that I know what it is, I will follow care guidelines I found. I am in no hurry to re-pot it; it is pretty well settled into the one it is in. It came nestled inside a larger pot, but from what I am reading this was not meant as a hint to re-pot it.

I think this may be the beginning of a long & happy relationship! LOL It looks nice in my NE-facing bay window.

Now being called Nolina recurvata.