This topic has got to be retired at some point lol. As Stan said, the top few comments address the species that might be propagated by cutting. Aside from that, almost all of the questions and pictures on this post are of plants other than palms.

alp0613, it's a Washingtonia and they come up from seed everywhere. If you want one, you can try moving that one (which needs to be either removed or moved) but be not sad if it doesn't survive. They are quite weedy, they produce seeds that sprout everywhere, rats love to live in the dry fronds, and it gets expensive to have the dry fronds removed once they get tall.

The old GW had a limit of 150 posts to a topic I recall and then no more posts. But Houzz has removed that limit, hence these "Never Ending Stories". The Yucca Rostrata thread is similar, and it never even started off as being about palms.

Is this a palm

I have a Bismark Palm, it is about 4ft tall. It was blown over in the last hurricane and only has about half to a quarter of its roots still intact. Will it survive if it is replanted?

The sooner it's done the better. Also reduce the number of fronds, the damaged root system won't be able to provide enough water for them.

I'm glad the topic never ends because my Palm needs help. Lol and I think it's a palm at least that's what it said when I bought the dang thing. And people please remember, there are many of us that think we have a palm tree, that find out we don't thanks to this thread. So as far as different plants being on here I don't find it being a problem but more helpful if anything. Not everyone has a green finger, or brain for that matter. And that includes me LOL

It is amazing what does get labelled as "palms". There is a "Palm Grass" plant which is neither a palm nor a grass.

If you looking at 'multiplying' the plant then you have to wait for it to grow up and flower. Then you have to wait for seeds to develop. If they develop properly then you plant them and , hopefully, get a whole lot of new seedlings. There's no short cut to propagating these, other than by 'tissue culture' if you have the right laboratory set up and the right chemicals.

You can dig a hole, you can stick it in, and you can hope it roots again, but it won't happen. If you look back along this thread you'll see the reasons explained as to why not.

I have a cordyline green goddess that I want to reduce. If I cut the trunk at say 1 metre from the ground will it reshoot or do I need to cut it off at ground level?

They resprout whatever height you cut them at. They're very easy and the offcuts can be used as cuttings for new plants.

It's a Dracaena, they grow easily from cuttings. With a broken stem just cut if off neat, let it dry off a bit and then you can put it in good draining soil. Some people put them in water until roots grow. But those roots will rot off when it is planted back into soil. I prefer to just put them into soil from the start.

Thank you!

It may seem odd, but I was actually really excited to come across this thread. We have what I think is a Dracaena (based on pictures I've seen) that has exceeded the limits of our 9 ft ceilings.

Tropicbreezent - Will a standard potting soil work to stem and re-root the branches of this monster? Also, how vigorously should they be watered? Wouldn't want to drown them and risk rotting of new roots, but don't want to underwater and have it die off either.

THANKS!

You're more likely to kill it quicker with over watering than with under watering. Keeping the soil moist but not wet/soggy will be okay.

If you cut it lower- it will resprout and you can root the cuttings in a vase of water..sometimes I just stick the cuttings back in the same pot to add some bushiness. They root fast.

If its Dwarf Phoenix..they are sensitive to roots being cut. Just a warning.

I have a small palm tree that I have kept alive in my garden for more than three years. Today, my neighbor accidentally cut it down. I still have the leaves connected to the top of the crown and I still have the trunk intact with the roots. I am not optimistic, but is there a way to save it? Thanks in advance

Firstly it's a cycad and not a palm. That gives you at least a chance of getting two plants out of what was one. If you coat the cut part of the stump with some anti-fungal you should get it resprouting. The top part should have it's leaves reduced, put some rooting compound on the cut part and there's a chance it will take root. Not guaranteed but there is a chance. The trunk of a cycad stores a lot of food reserves for the plant. That enables it to survive while it re-establishes itself. Good luck with it.

Hoping tropicbreezent is online seems to know a lot. This monster grew out of a single trunk when top got damaged and cut off. I need to reduce it by removing some off shoots. Question is it a palm? How do I cut off shoots and stop more new ones and if planted will the cut branches reroot?

Thanks for the vote of confidence. I might know "something", but don't know about "know a lot". It's definitely not a palm. Looks like Cordyline australis, commonly often called Cabbage Tree. They do grow from cuttings so you should be okay with the offcut branches. When the trunk was first cut off all the new shoots would have received plenty of sun so grew well. Now if you cut off some of the branches the cut area would be shaded by the remaining leaves and so should retard new shoot growth, at least to some extent. I haven't done it with Cordyline australis but I do grow other species of Cordyline.

Thanks so much for your advice yeah the young trunk got plenty of sun and it's grown well but as you can see taking over. Would you put the cut branches into pots of compost would that be enough for reroot

My preference would be to put them in a sandy fast draining soil rather than compost. But if you do use compost let the cut dry out a bit and callous over then put a rooting compound on it. They usually have anti-fungals in them. Compost is full of fungus and there might be some that would take advantage of the damaged plant tissue and work their way into the stem..

i'm just wondering if there's a way to propagate the part that broke off...

SINCE it's NOT a PALM, yes you can.

thanks for the quick response but what is the best way to do it?

I'm puzzled. I'm sure I answered this question yesterday advising you it is not a palm and suggesting you try the House Plant Forum. Did you delete that post and then repost three times today?

I would like to know how it all went. How much of the Palm tree were you able to salvage and how did you kill the rest? I am in the same situation with it cracking my wall.

How do I block this topic? Its like a curse that keeps on giving to my inbox! -wink.

Can anyone please tell me what this plant is? I got it at an airport in Florida around 8 years ago and it was about 18 inches tall before the cat decapitated it. I'm so upset and need to be able to find another one

It's a Dracaena. Put it in water or in soil and it will sprout new roots. You'll have a new plant from it, don't throw it out.

I have no clue of the name of this palm I really like it. Wanting to dig it up and move it since It’s growing at the base of the tree. Only issue is is that I can only dig like almoat a foot down before i hit the big trees roots. Seems as if the main trees roots have wrapped around palm trees root. If I dig down as far as I can and cut it off then transplant will it survive?

Looks like Queen Palm, Syagrus romanzoffiana. Haven't transplanted one of these but I think the tree roots will make it near impossible. If you try and fail it's not a big worry. New ones are usually cheap and very fast growing.

Thanks! I live in Arizona. Did some searching and it does appear to be a Queen palm. Actually found a post somewhere in my search that another person dealt with the same issue of the palm growing ”in“ the tree. Theirs survived after cutting as far down the root as possible. Just have to make sure I water well before and after. Which is no problem right now with all the rain we are getting currently.

Make sure where you replant it the water can drain away. You don't want it sitting in stagnant water. But at the same time you need it pretty wet. Removing a lot of the fronds helps as well by reducing the amount of water the plant tries to draw up from the (transplant damaged) root system.

My tree-unfriendly neighbour cut today a big trunk of a Washingtonia robusta. I understand from this post that my chances of resprouting it in a pot are small but I think I'll give it a shot. Does anyone know which is the procedure with the root compound as tropicbreezent suggested on another post? Am I supposed to wrap it up somehow? Or perhaps put it in the compost mix? To be honest it's the first time I hear that such thing as root compound even exists.

Keep in mind that a lot of people are posting here about plants that aren't palms so there is a possibility those can grow from cuttings.

But sorry, a cut off Washingtonia robusta is finished .... DEAD. They're commonly available so you should be able to buy another one easily to replace it.

Hi, what do I need to do to get a cutting and re grow from this palm tree? Its in my Aunties garden and we want to grow one in our garden? Thanks

Just for the record, my Washingtonia robusta has not died yet. It's been a month since I plant a big part of it that was cut from the ground -without roots though- in a relatively small pot and it is still alive. I am not quite sure if it's going to make it, but miracles might be on the way. (Amen)

Three days ago I found a tiny Washingtonia Robusta growing out of a tall one. I took what I could and put it in water. You can see the white root grow out, which was not even there when I first extracted it (see photo below).

So to immerse the leaf in a bottle of water works perfectly. At least for me.

Is this still salvageable? The one that has fallen over still appears to be alive. Don't think I can simply separate it and replant it as it may damage the roots. So, I'm wondering if I can remove them both together, dig a deeper hole, and replant them... while using a support of some sort to make sure it stays up. Please share your thoughts and expertise.

Was wondering if I cut this offshoot and replant it, will it grow? Don't really want to ruin the look of my tree unless I know for sure its going to work.