What is the average lifespan of a ponytail Palm?

They can live over 100

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That's where it starts getting soft, mushy

That's the one soft, mushy spot on the

I have had some experience of a damaged ponytail plant so this may help you. I was given a plant which had lost its top and had a hole in the base which looked like it had rotted in one spot. By the time I got it, the rotted area had stopped rotting and had dried to form a cavity. I suggest you use a spoon to scoop out the rotted material back to good tissue and then apply some sulphur powder or similar ( I have heard of cinnamon powder being used) to treat the rot and allow it to heal. You have nothing to lose since if you leave it, it may continue to rot the entire base.

As for the removal of the top, cut it back to healthy tissue. Again, you could use sulphur powder to treat the wound. Mine has recovered and now has multiple growth points and is looking like a shrub rather than a single tall shoot.

I just have to be careful when watering so as not to get water into the cavity in the base.

Thank you I will definitely try

Thank you I will definitely try