This first sentence is the answer: "If it is really hot, then watering, and spraying the leaves, every day may well be necessary." I'd simply add that you're dealing with transplant shock and that it is very normal under your current conditions for the entire tree to defoliate but to also, come back. It is entirely possible the tree may re-foliate this year even. Or, it may send most of it's energy to the rootball at this time. It's the tree's choice basically. I believe that keeping up on water will keep it alive on both top and bottom. When, or if you notice the buds dying, then expect the birch to sucker and as mentioned above, you'll need to remove any portions that do not re-foliate next spring and select new emerging growth for the style you wish for (clump or single trunk). If you have a cultivar of River Birch, then the new suckers that come up may not be be true to cultivar form but since you did not mention this, I won't assume. And this only applies for grafted trees. Trees produced from cuttings (I'd have to look River Birch propagation up to know for sure) - will produce suckers true to form. Yes, they are produced from cuttings. Dirr and Heuser (2006) confirm this. Dax Dirr, Michael A and Heuser, Charles, Jr. ÂThe Reference Manual of Woody Plant Propagation: From Seed to Tissue CultureÂ; (Second Edition 2006); Varsity Press, Inc. ISBN: 0942375092 or ISBN: 13: 978-0-942375-09-1

Gsracer, I love your coconut trees against the pretty wood fence. The landscaping you've made along the fence looks neat and nice too. I'm a little colder here for coconuts, but still I'm not giving it up yet. I bought one from Home Depot, but it's about 5ft or so .. no trunk yet. I'd like to get a bigger one with trunk to start planting this growing season. If you don't mind, could you provide the name of the seller in Homestead so I can look them up. I'd greatly appreciate it. You certainly can look forward to having lots of coconuts soon. In the mean time, I hope you'll feed them with whatever nutrients they need to help them grow quick and fast in order to reach maturity and fruit production stage. Have fun with your cocos!

Hi! Welcome to the fourm! Your palms all look pretty good. The damage is probably just some normal wear. Although if it's very hot outside, then they may need some more water as well. Judging by the type of landscape, Im going to say you live in Texas and Texas is known for a lot of heat and occasional droughts and those palms really love humidity and water. Usually a nice green lawn helps add moisture to the surrounding air, but white colored rocks will do just the opposite. You can replace the rocks under the bottle palm with some mulch and nice flowers or groundcovers which will help, and/or make sure you water really well. Once the palms are established and once the weather cools down in the fall you will be able to water much less. The Bottle palm looks good. The newest frond hasnt opened yet because it's not ready to. It will probably be at least another week before it even looks like it's going to open but by this time in June, the frond will be completely opened and looking nice. Bottle palms dont hold a lot of fronds so its possible that once the new frond grows, the oldest one will start to brown. Just cut off the brown parts and cut off the whole frond once it looks bad. I've never really seen a bottle palm with more than 4-5 fronds at a time when relatively young. The Foxtail palm also looks good. The dry fronds are just normal damage for plants that dont get enough water or are newly planted. My foxtail palm has the same problem, but it will grow out of it with some good waterings during hot weather. The black stuff on the trunk is normal for foxtail palms. The Robelenii palm also looks good. If the fronds are yellowing, cut them off and maybe even add some epsom salt to the water as you are watering them. I hear that helps add some magnesium to the soil. You can look for the exact concentation of epsom salt you need to add per gallon of water (for plants) online somewhere Im sure. That might help. Cut off the yellow frond and the others look pretty good, they aren't supposed to be a dark green when in full sun and as long as they arent really light green, they will be fine! Not sure about the agapanthus. The soil around it looks a little dry in your pic so that could be the reason. They need a lot of water to get established and they also prefer shade during the hottest part of the day in climates that are really hot and sunny. I've seen them do well in areas like California, but the ones in Florida are always either surrounded by lots of other Agapanthus when in full sun, or they get partial shade (but not too much since they need the sun to bloom). Good luck and welcome again! -Alex

I planted this palm about one month ago and I have noticed that the fronds are presenting with yellow spots beginning at the ends of the fronds and working there way towards the stock. It is affecting the fronds from oldest to youngest and I would greatly appreciate any and all suggestions and ideas. Thank you Colby