Tropicals & Tender Perennials: stuck a piece in the ground and here is a bud, 1 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Now I have a serious question.....PLEASE tell me what you think!

I KNOW this Epi i have is miserably root-bound! It is in a small,6" pot and I really feel I need to transplant it next Spring.
It seems to me that the long fronds have become very dessicated (dried out) towards the end of the Summer.

There are dried, woody sections on the stems near the soil. Lots of brown. Almost papery.
One big piece broke off as i was getting it ready to bring inside. Even the ends of the fronds seem thin--dried out---as if there is no "flesh" there.

I do not really know what is happening--except that I blame muself for, maybe, not watering it enough during the Summer--OR--that it seriously needs re-potting in maybe a 10" pot.

I took a couple of pictures of it once I brought it in. Do you think it is just getting old????

Here is one of them....