need help with my Foxtail palm
Nick Comodo
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Comments (20)Hey all!! I'm pretty new around here, usually just a reader. I'm not sure if this is still a current thread but decided to post anyway. I have a couple foxtails literally in full sun (morning and afternoon) all summer and the did great!!! A little burning on the tips but barely!! They put out about 3 new fronds over the summer. Also they made it through this horrible recent freeze too!! Got down to 17 degrees in the backyard (just east of queen creek). They were of course wrapped in Christmas lights and a couple sheets but one made it out literally untouched the other has a little brown on the tip. But the new fronds coming up on both are perfect!! Hope this helps anyone!!! :)...See Morefoxtail palms
Comments (14)Planted a dozen of Lowes $10.00 foxtails about two months ago in Cape Coral. Digging into this hardpack ground is way too much trouble for my lazy butt. I found it simpler to stand them up on the grass and pack a couple of bags of soil around them. Adding cypress mulch around the soil locked everything in place. They're shooting up like weeds! TWO ADVANTAGES: 1) Perfect drainage, as long as you don't push the dirt above the root crown. 2) They start out in the landscape a foot taller than putting them in the ground. To date, they're all still alive, and each has produced an average of four new fronds. I discovered this method 2 years ago when I had to plant 250 areca palms (12" tall) around the yard perimeter for privacy, and was too lazy to dig 250 holes. The arecas are all about 10 feet tall now and none of them died. This also worked out for the larger palms in the yard, including coconuts, adonidias and canary island date palms. Neighbors questioned my sanity, telling me that I was killing all the trees. Now I'm amazed at all the new above-ground trees that are being planted in the neighborhood. If I could figure out a way to insert images into this reply, the photos would say it better than I can....See MoreIm worried about my foxtails,help please!!!
Comments (2)That's just natural for foxtails. The new parts of the trunk are covered in a white fuzz, and the bases of the petioles have little black spots. Nothing to worry about. Still, a picture would be helpful just to make sure....See MoreFoxtail Palm germination
Comments (4)Jose- These seeds germinate very easily. I have had them germinate slightly moist in a ziploc bag just hanging around my greenhouse by accident. It is best to get the skin off, but no need to crack the nut....See MoreNick Comodo
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