Looks like you're doing a good job nursing it back to health. I typically cut off the stem when it turns half brown. Even as the old leaves are waning, they're still helping the plant. The more leaves, the more photosynthesis. You can cut at the stem near the base. The remaining pieces will eventually fall off. Some happen faster than others...all depends on the type of Palm. Good luck!

I do believe it is a Parlor Palm. Bright indirect light, keep it just moist, slightly drier than summer but don't let the root ball get dry. Never soggy. Watch for spider mites. PJ says half brown, I generally let them go a little longer, but the a fore mentioned advise is fine. I once had one that the mites destroyed and I lost control on the soil moisture (no fronds to transpire) It lost all of it's fronds but the trunk remained green. I watered it very carefully and 6 to 9 months later it started to grow again! It looks healthy, so you are doing thing right. They are nice plants, enjoy.

Chamaedorea elegans... I guess those are Parlor Palms (have multiple plants there), but many palms have the same common names. Good palm for indoor use since it handles bright light well (can grow in southern California in full sun outdoors) but also very low light. Also surprising drought tolerant. Mites are indeed its primary problem indoors.

Just wondering while initially believe its a parlor palm could it be a paradise palm. They seem very similar. Im doing some research and cant tell the differences in pics of them

Howea forsterana - Kentia Palm, Paradise Palm
webuser, I'm still inclined to say it is a Chamaedora elegans (Parlor Palm). I just gave a Kenetia Palm away and your picture does not look like one to me. I found this site, but don't think it will help ID your palm, but it has good information. Fred

http://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/foliage/folnotes/chamaed.htm

Kentia palms are large and have lines along the leaflets (much longer and more leathery leaflets and usually a LOT greener). Kentia palms eventually grow to about 80' tall... Chamaedorea elegans maxes out around 9' and has a stem about 1/2" in diameter at the most.

I would suggest letting the soil get a bit dry between watering. I put mine out in a shaded part of the yard for the summer then bring them in at fall. Usually the leaves -once they start to brown will die. I cut the brown parts off until the leaf is ready to be completely cut off. Here is a pick of one of mine, experiencing some dying leaves and previous trims. But the plant is happy- see the flower stalk in the middle of the plant in the second picture, and new leave stalks. I also have the plant on a tray of water for extra humidity.

Ok I know I need patiance......I took plant off window sill it seems to be doing better. Keeping it out of direct sun even if its just a short time.

There are 2 stalks hopefully can be seen in 2nd photo which do not seem to be doing as well as other part of plant which has 4 stalks and actually apear to be blossoming new fronds (hope Im using correct terms) not sure what to do with the 2 stems on left......If they enentualy die off would like to repot plant to center.

Heres my Dec 13 update......as far as I can tell no major changes.....Im keeping out of direct light from windowsill but dont see any growth progress especially with the 2 smaller stalks on right ....one I think may be dieing off and the other appears to want to sprout a frond but NOTHING,.......Am I just to impatiant??

well not sure what Im doing wrong I leave plant on dining room table during day it does get some minor diect sun but I dont think its much..Still leaves still seem to be drying out and some tips have turned brown have clipped tips off

The 2 stalks on left show no signs of growth one steam has frond that wont open and the other has leaves just dryibg out on left there are some fronds where some but not all leaves are drying out. Should I trim off the dryied leaves and leave rest of frond

Im really worried that this may not survive winter.....I am going to try to make sure. It gets no direct light

The fronds can take weeks to open. If your house is on the cooler side then make sure the soil dries out a few inches between watering. If the house is very warm then they can stand a bit more moisture in the soil. Make sure your pot has drainage holes or the plant will probably die. For example- I posted a pic of one of my old parlor palms on this thread. The plant is six years old and I usually just refresh the soil every year and cut the roots back. But this year it was becoming very pot bound so I had to re-pot it. I did not have a ceramic pot with drainage holes big enough for it. So I put it in a plastic pot with drainage holes placed that in a ceramic pot and the saucer holds extra water to add humidity (which many people say is useless, but hey- any extra humidity helps IMHO).

The pot doesnt have drainage its the way I found it back in August at a rental property I was showing and thought Id rescue it....Dont think Im doing such a great job...

Good advice acadiafun1 Thanks. Im going to try your idea about replanting..I post progress pic when done.

Any thoughts about sunlight..When I first got it kept in kitchen window but I think all day sun was killing it. Normally keep it on dining table where it does get only minor sun

Am I still giving it too much light?

Web I live in Ohio so the sun is not too intense but I have both my PP in direct light in North and East Windows. They have survived outside in the summer in locations they have received full sun for a couple of hours a day. So I think they do fine with sun from a window. However- I never keep my plants on the window sill because it gets cold here and the window sills get cold. If that is the case with your kitchen window I would keep the palm on the dining room table. I keep mine at least a few inches from the window on plant stands or tables during the cold months.

Im in NY its been getting southern sun basically Used to keep it on sill but now on dining table with southern sun. Took advice and just finished replanting It turned out to be basically 2 seperate "clumps" for lack of better way to describe. It will now have betted drainage.....

Good job Web!!!! I think your plant is going to do very well now. Another word of advice. Your plant may experience some die back and they are slow growing plants so you won't see new fronds right away. Here is a pic of another of one of my PP's with a dracaena growing with it. See the smaller PP's on the right? These "died" in the spring when I had the plant in my breezeway and the planter was knocked down for the third time. I just cut the dead fronds and left the roots in the pot. By fall it had come back.

First question about pic abouve...here stem still green but leaves dried out should I cut off complete frond and leave stem or cut down further
Similar to this...stem still green some leaves are wilting....should I cut off bad leaves near stem and leave good ones......Usually if just tips start to brown I would just snip tips off

Hi Web. Happy New Year! I just cut back anything dead and leave everything that is green. Please update us in the months to come on your PP's progress. I think you fixed the main problem with your PP and hope it rewards you in the years to come.

Thank you and Happy New Year to you

you'll want to watch for spider-mites too, they attack most often in winter months.