is this leaf burn?

[2palm]

i have a majesty palm that's outside in the 50f temperature. its leaves have brown tips that fade into black tips. is this leaf burn? i thought that was at 30f for this palm. here is a picture

 

note: i recently sprayed anti mite on the palm.

[PalmatierMeg]

No. Majesties do not burn or cold spot at 50F. That tip “damage” is a bit of nothing. No palm is absolutely perfect. Those tips could have occurred from wind burn with accompanying debris or some object brushing against the fronds. I wouldn’t worry about cold unless temps fall below freezing. I have two mature majesties that survived a record 28.5F in Jan. 2010. Temps that low may cause cosmetic yellowing and cold spotting. My more tropical coconuts and bottle palms do that in the low 40sF. When spring returns ca. March they start growing out of it.

Majesties are fully hardy here but I doubt they are where you live, esp. if you get a major arctic front. I consider them marginally hardy compared to a coconut. They have no hardiness compared to Sabals. Many people new to palms in colder climates obsess over planting pinnate palms only to get a “tropical vibe” while disdaining hardier palmate palms as “not really palms”. That bias was rampant when I joined PT in 2008 with one poster saying, “Sabals are so ugly I wish they were cut down wherever they grow.” (BTW, Sabal palmetto is the state “tree” of FL and SC). Fortunately, attitudes like that have fallen by the wayside and more people here appreciate and promote the temperate palmate palms.

When/if temps fall to the mid-20sF or below I would worry about your majesty. Good thing they are plentiful and cheap.