Can this Palm Tree be saved?
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queen palm blown over- can it be saved?
Comments (4)Living in Florida I have righted many of my Queens after a Hurricane. I have never lost one that has leaned at 45degrees and subsequently righted. Preferably its best to right them right after they get blown over but its not essential. I have one tree I righted 2months after it leaned. What I do to right them is soak the ground with a soaker hose for a day. If they are large I use my Jeep winch otherwise 3 people can usually pull them up right. The key is to have one person on the other side with a line to prevent the tree from being pulled past center (very easy to do). Once the tree is where we want it, you can stake it off. I usually leave them staked for 9-12 months. If they are sill small and you want a different look you can leave them leaning and they will grow a curved trunk....See MoreI saved the windmill palm! And palm ID
Comments (3)What wetsuiter said. Even if some fronds may not look the best but are still mostly green, they are probably still doing their jobs and providing the plant with much needed energy from photosynthesis. Leaves, while they are pretty/ nice to look at, are an extremely important organ for any tree/ plant. Leaves also perform sevreal important functions on plants such as respiration and transpiration. If you ever get the chance to study plants / trees and all of their organs that help to make them function you will be amazed at the complexity. The palm you got from walmart, ericthehurdler got it right. Parlour Palm. The scientific name or botanic name is Chamaedorea Elegans. Those are a fantastic family of palms. Chamaedorea Elegans are in fact a SOLITARY palm. The reason they come how you got them, with many plants all clumped together is because growers often just germinate 10-20 or so seeds in a pot, and poof, you have a 'plant'. But, what you in fact have in that pot, is probably 10-20 small individual palms. It is up to you if you wish to separate them out. Often in the past what I have done is separated out the 1-3 largest ones and left the others to grow more. Also another thing that can, and does happen is that some of them may eventually die off. Personally, I find a single one of these palms in a pot by itself more appealing, espeically when they get older. I have a few, and one of them I got from a pot similar to yours. It was the largest, but still a young plant with no trunk. It now has about 7 to 10 leaves, has shed about 6 leaves, and has about 4 inches of clear trunk on it and is taking on the classic palm tree appearance. Mine is about 4 years old now, (the amount of time I have had it) but it is probably more like 6 years old in total. They grow fairly SLOW. They are probably one of, if not THE easiest palms to take care of. Virtually bullet proof. Very hard to over / underwater them, though I would err on the side of underwatering them because they can handle that easily, and also do not need tons of light. You can successfully grow one of these in a north facing window that gets hardly any direct sun with no problem. In fact, since they are an understory palm that grows only several feet or so high on the forest floor, they prefer mainly indirect or very filtered light, and NOT direct sunlight. Direct sunlight can burn the leaves. I have had one burn on me with just one day's exposure to full sun. Also, this palm, and all the other palms in its genus (Chamaedorea) are mainly jungle palms, so many prefer the lower light conditions, somewhat elevated humidity, and fairly warm temps. Definitely NOT cold hardy. That said, there are some that can HANDLE some abuse, and the palm that you have gotten is one of those palms. Anyway Best of luck with both of your palms!...See MoreHelp Save Our Palm Tree
Comments (0)Hi everyone, We've inherited a palm tree from the previous tenant that now seems to be slowly dying. We don't know what we're doing wrong (it was advertised as a care-free tree in the first place!) and would really appreciate some help or guidance. We'd especially be interested in what palm tree it is (so that we can go and venture online ourselves) and how to care for it properly. Some more forensic information. It was fine and green throughout the winter. It lives on a sunny terrace in Brussels, Belgium. We don't water it, but there is plenty of rain here. Some of the leaves are now going brown, starting from the tips, and others are breaking off. It has been very windy lately - might that be a contributing factor? Also, now that it's summer, the temperature started to rise. Thanks a lot for any and all help!! Greeting from Brussels Jess and Andy...See MoreMy dog chewed my ponytail palm In half. Can this be saved and what sho
Comments (1)They can survive a fair bit of damage. The first thing to do is post a few photos....See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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