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Majesty Palm Brown Tips: A Dying Plant

Brown tips on a Majesty palm (Ravenea rivularis) are a generic symptom of its inevitable decline indoors. It needs greenhouse-level light, water, and fertilizer. No correction stops deterioration.

Consider replacing with a more adaptable palm like bamboo palm (Chamaedorea).

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