Help Save My Dying(?) Windmill Palm
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Need help for my windmill palm quickly!!
Comments (13)Two things: I'm not an expert but based on your description: the opening that you left at the top (with some of the fronds sticking out) served as a catch for any water from rain. Gravity sent the water down the frond to the crown where it collected and with no air to keep it dry-fungus and bacteria formed to eat away at the crown and then downward. Ironically, given the size and your Trachy coupled with your mild winter, you probably would have not had any problems had you left it unprotected with only sprays and mulch. Two: when you bought the palm, was the connecting trunk exposed(above the dirt line)? I ask this because it is bad to raise the dirt line on any tree and I noticed that you can't see it in the pictures. As far as a remedy, Jim gave you the best advice to save the taller trunk. The only other thing I would do is spray the top of the new trunk with copper fungicide to make sure it is all killed. You can use my Beet/Banana formula to give it a nutrient rich boost which couldn't hurt. Hopefully the whole specimen can come back. Good question about cutting away the damaged trunk-I honestly have no idea. Logically speaking, it's not like they share a heart or any other vital organs so I don't why it can't be done. But again, that is an opinion and not based on expertise. Either way, I would hold off and see if you can save it as a whole first. Good Luck and I wish you Guys the best. This post was edited by Kokomo-JB on Mon, Apr 8, 13 at 10:42...See MoreChopping down my Windmill palm... :(
Comments (14)Tennessee,I had three Trachys,a C.cerifera and T.campestris with spear pull last Nov,we were in the 70s the first week and then it went down to 18F,thats when all the damage occured.I am still waiting on the C.cerifera as it's still alive,one wag/fort Trachy was not well established and died by Dec,I pulled the Trithrinax campestris as it was very small(it was still green though)and planted a S.louisiana.So,the T.wag/fort and T.Naini Tal are both pushing up new spears,(probably started a month ago)the wag/fort kept all it's leaves and is moving faster with a stubby spear leaf and also another spear,the Naini Tal had all it's leaves fried off over the winter months,so, it's moving slower.I will post some pics this weekend on the Some pictures from around the garden 4-26-09 thread,good luck with yours,I hope that they come back! I might add that what knocked them out in Nov was the combo of warmth,sudden cold(as mentioned) and rain before the cold that I should have protected them from....See MoreChewed up windmill palm fronds dying.
Comments (2)I think it might be getting overwated. Dont water it for about a week and see what happens. And cut off all the yellow fronds so that way you can see if the yellow is spreading or if its just those fronds that decided to go. Sometimes palms drop a few fronds when their roots are disturbed and most of the time, they recover perfectly (and the newest leaves look very healthy on yours so far.) Keep us updated! -Alex...See MoreHelp! What is wrong with my Windmill Palm?
Comments (1)YOu can throw some dirt on it to cover roots better, but nothing really wrong....See Moretropicalzone7
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