37+ Palm Tree Fronds Turning Yellow. I don't know if the problem is too much or too little water. When this happens, the oldest leaves turn light green, then yellow, followed by similar problems that.
However, as new growth develops the old fronds will turn yellow and then nutritional and mineral deficiencies are one of the most common causes for yellowing in palm tree fronds.
Fronds will yellow, appear bleached or burned, display brown lesions, wilt, and eventually turn brown and die. Palm tree problems are mysterious to untrained eyes. Younger fronds may rot and fall off while mature fronds will also begin to turn yellow with age, eventually shriveling and turning brown. Plant mom has put together a list of some of the most common reasons why a majesty palm turns yellow, the potential causes, and how you can fix it.