Dracaena fragrans "Massangeana"

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Hi & welcome to Gardenweb! Nice looking tree. Come on over to the house plant forum if you have any questions. These plants are much more sensitive to tap water chemicals than most. Worth getting something more pure for this plant, like distilled, condensate from dehumidifier or A/C, rain, melted snow.

i dont see much wrong with that plant.. that would indicate a water issue ...

though dont get me wrong..... wouldnt hurt to use such..

the tip browning happens every winter up here in furnace land .... not enough humidity in the house ....

unless purp sees something i am missing ....????

ken

Wow. Identification in 13 minutes. Thank you salt cedar!

Thanks for the water tip, purpleinopp and to ken for the info on the tip browning being due to the humidity level.

What a generous group of folks!

I'm here to stay.

Thanks again!
Scott...

No, Ken, it looks healthy, though the brown tips show that it could use some TLC. Avoiding giving it water known to make it sick should help. In the spring, I would investigate the roots also.

It's still in it's 12" plastic tub that I assume it came in. There are tendrils of roots coming out of the drain holes - I was going to repot it this week - should I wait until spring? Is it dormant now?

It's strictly indoor as long as we're in this apartment - no balcony. ( Notwithstanding that it's 8 degrees F here right now⦠)

No, it's not dormant. If you're going to do it inside, now would be fine, as long as it's not too cold on the floor (assuming the pot will sit on the floor.) If there's a solid pancake of roots at the bottom, slicing a lot of that off will help keep it growing well. You may need something a little more sturdy/strong than scissors. Table covers for birthday parties are easy to find for $1-2, probably worth it to make cleanup as easy as picking that up, dumping it off outside. Can be folded & saved for next time you repot something.

Great tips. Time to get it properly potted - and no more tap water!

Thanks again...