If the tree is growing quickly, the growth can also cause the bark to split. In this case, I feel the cause for the cracking was due to the tree growing quickly, faster than the bark could keep up with the growth of the tree. If the heartwood is showing, than an easy access for wood decaying organisms has developed, which could lead to problems later on in the life of the tree. In this case, the crack that developed farther up is more of a concern than the lower bark splits.
For either scenario, calling in a licensed arborist to assess the damage is the best plan. There are some things that are best left to tree care professionals.
No Location Added. Enter your address to find available services. Willie Miller. Palms bring out tropical bliss but require proper attention to ensure they remain healthy with good foliage and green. We need to pay attention to the plant tags and nursery descriptions. Too much water can be harmful to the plant and the shallow roots, which will prevent the right nutrients from reaching the plant. Water mainly when the soil is dry , you can test, by using your finger to know the moisture level.
There is a required timeframe for both indoor and outdoor palm tree growth. If there is retarded growth or fast growth, ensure you take the necessary measures. Always remove dead fronds and old fruit stems.
You should cut the fronds once they turn completely brown. The best equipment is a hand pruner for smaller palms, and a sharp pruning saw for larger palm trees.
If you are pruning too many palm trees, ensure you treat the tool with alcohol or hydrogen peroxide to help prevent the spread of diseases. In an environment where there are limited resources , the palm tree can start having cracks in its trunk.
It can be disastrous if you leave your palm tree in a pot for too long, even when it needs to be removed from the pot. If the resources are minimal, ensure you provide the right nutrients to your plants. If the phosphorus is lower, it helps the palm trees to use their nutrients efficiently.
Proper palm tree care with the right nutrients helps prevent pale, yellow leaves. Once you have decided whether your palm tree will grow indoor or outdoor, provide the right soil type and ensure there is good lighting. This depends on where you envision planting it because some even thrive well under other vegetation, and others require maximum sunlight. Thus, if you need the palm tree as an indoor plant, ensure it is near the window, and light can reach it easily.
We trim the tree 1 to 2 times a year. But we have not been trimming off the old fronds ends attached to the trunk after they started to rot. A-lot of ferns and weeds had started to grow. I noticed quit a bit of dead lower fronds so I had my son trim them off weeks or so ago.
Then more fronds started dying so my husband trimed a few more and cut all the old dried frond remains off the trunk with a large sharp scraper type tool he bought. He also tried cleaning out the top part of the fronts of old debris about 2 weeks ago. My husband just added another cup 2 days ago. I fertilized the grass about 5 weeks ago which always hits the trunk of the tree. This is the first time I fertilized the grass since October Someone on the lake has been having a boat weed service come out at least 6 times a year for the last years.
Which I have never been happy with. They have killed off all the cattails and shallow vegetation. All the fronds except the top 3 have died on the tree now. It seems that the last 3 fronds might not be very healthy either ready to dye soon too?
This has happened so fast and my heart is breaking if it dies. One of the main reasons we bought the house 18 years ago was because of this Canary date palm. I am beside myself because of the neglect we have given the tree. No need to point fingers in blame just desperate in doing whatever I can to save it. If there is a way I can upload a picture of the tree and fronds so you might get a better idea on what you might think is wrong please email me so I can provide them.
Thank you so much for your time and expertise. LK Largo, FL. The tree is in the front yard the lake is in the back maybe feet from the tree but it is watered from the lake water sprinklers. I do not have any photos if you sent them retry and send them to my email address mark abc-pestcontrol.
First of all yes, there is a place you can send photos to, send them to my email which is mark abc-pestcontrol. I will need overall photos of the entire tree and closeups of the base of the trunk and the canopy. Most older date palms average about to fronds when healthy. You say you have three left…not a good sign. I know you probably also know you have starved this poor tree to death. An average Canary Date palm the size you mention should receive at least pounds of fertilizer every three months and then you need the Ironite and additional Manganese and magnesium treatments to keep the plant healthy.
Two to three treatments per year are standard. Then there are all of the insect and disease problems you have to prevent against. I do not believe the lake doctor had anything to do with the decline of the tree but I will wait to see what the photographs show me when you send them to me. You should have received my response by now! If not contact me at mark abc-pestcontrol. Just give the plant water and time to re-adjust to the new area.
If you had gotten enough of the root system, the tree should make it. Do not prune the plant and do not apply any additional fertilizer as this would just shock the plant! Give it time! Be patient! Send photos to my email address at mark abc-pestcontrol.
Go ahead and cut them off as close to the ground as possible. I would also spray them with copper if I could. Mark, I have never had palms before and we just purchased a home that has several. I am learning but there are 3 that appear to be dead but the trunk is green. One of them started new growth at the top a few days ago but the others are have not changed. Do you have any thoughts? Thanks, Charlie. If you could send me a photo or two of the palms I could help better.
Send them to mark abc-pestcontrol. Queen palm. Had over 20 years. This is the first time we are seeing this. The leaves are falling off the froms. Too high to see if insects are the cause. What do you think? In south Florida. Please help. We have a Sylvester date palm, for 3 years now, no problems. It started losing bark on the bottom of the tree and exposing roots all of a sudden. The leaves of the tree are still beautiful and appear to be fine. I sent you some pictures hoping you can take a look.
Is this normal. I really hope my tree is ok. Thanks for any help. Victoria from Louisiana. I got your pictures. Please remove the mulch you have piled up against the trunk of the tree as this could rot the tree. I also see the area around the tree is very wet.
I suppose the tree was freshly watered. If this much water is common then you may want to try to eliminate any standing water from around the trunk or try to direct the excess water from the trunk of the tree as this could also cause the trunk to rot. The formation of bundles of roots at the base of the tree and even up to two feet up the trunk is common and you should not be alarmed about this. Continue to feed your tree regularly and you tree should be fine! Send more pics if and problems persist!
Thank you so much, I appreciate your feedback. Any suggestions on what to feed the tree? Should I do anything about the green stuff that looks like algae growing on the bark? Thanks for providing this resource. Hi Mark, I have a 15 year old, beautiful sylvester palm. It looks like spaghetti! Should I be concerned? I have written many article about roots protruding from the bottom of palm trees.
This is a natural occurrence and requires no work on your part. Send photos and I will look at them mark abc-pestcontrol. I have several 28 year old Queen Anne Palms around my home.
The gardeners have recently trimmed the three in the backyard on approximately the 1st of Dec. They all appear to have broken off at their base. It almost looks like a burn mark. Is there anything I can do to help this wonderful tree. I need to see a few photos of the overall palm, the black spot you refer too and the pruning. Please send them to my email address at mark abc-pestcontrol. Mark, thank you for all the great info. I live in Phoenix and planted two Medjool Date palms about a year ago.
They were only 6 foot trees so very young. I already realize I am not fertilizing them enough but just curious if it is something else besides that. Could it be a watering issue? They are on the same watering system. I appreciate your help!
This is not a watering issue. This is a micro-nutritional issue. Head to the garden center and pick up a good quality palm tree fertilizer. Apply pounds around both of the trees every two months. You will also need additional Manganese and Magnesium. Even though these elements are probably in the fertilizer I mentioned above, you will need additional amounts of these elements to combat the Frizzle top issue you palm currently has.
I would apply at least a pound of each of these two elements each time you use the other palm tree fertilizer. Remember to use a hand held fertilizer spreader to evenly distribute the fertilizer around the drip line of your palms.
You will not notice any difference in your palms for at least months but that is how long it will take for the nutrients to move up into the trees. Thanks for contacting me. Can I ask a favor back from you?
If you have a Gmail or a yahoo account and you have time, then I would appreciate if you could add a positive review for my company. To do this all you would have to do is to copy the info below into your browser and it will pull up my review page on google, there you can leave a 5 star review if my information was helpful.
With a quick positive note from you, more people will be able to find my site. If you do not know how to use reviews, that is ok. I sure will. I did find a great fertilizer that included boron and am going to get a Manganese and Magnesium supplement. I am confident they will look great by the end of summer. Thanks again! Both looked perfect when installed. Immediately both declined.
One branch has fallen off and many others are headed to same fate. All this has occurred over only 7 days. Any idea what is going on?? I have hand watered daily FYI. I can send photos. Please send photos to my email address.
You know this could be just shock of transplanting but without photos, I can not tell what is happening. I am hoping the trees are warrantied by the company that installed them. Keep watering them. You have a berm around the planting to hold water.
Fill to the top 2X per day and repeat every third day if we get no rain. Send pics when you can.! I am pretty certain I have an Mg deficiency. I have actually done this in the past on extremely distressed palms in conjunction with the regular maintenance I have written about in past articles. You have to do both liquid and granular for good results.
I also think that your regular fertilizer program must contain granular minor essential elements regularly. Make sure you give the plant enough 6 months time to absorb and then apply the nutrients to the deficient area.
We have a beautiful Bismark Palm that has been growing rather nicely for about 5 years without any issues. However, I noticed that the bottom 2 rows of fronds are all benting or broken in half.
They all look like they were physically damaged but we have not had any storms. It weathered Irma without any damage. I sure would like to see some photos of the whole tree and of the damage close up before I tell you what I think may be going on. Email photos to me at mark abc-pestcontrol. Is my foxtail in trouble? Center frond has just a fizzle on top. This is a pretty good sized palm for the pot you have it planted in.
I would wait for the summer to see if the plant will start throwing off new fronds. I would also be applying a palm tree fertilizer every two months. A pot that size will need about a cup of fertilizer granular fertilizer every two months. If the plant does not respond soon, you should think about repotting the palm in a larger pot to allow more room for root growth. Hi Mark You are certainly an expert on palms and I hope you can help I have a 3 meter foxtail palm that is planted on a slope looked very healthy leaves center stem however during a severe storm it got broke of at the base is there any way I can save the plant or get it to grow new roots if I replant tree without roots can it survive.
Thanks Donna. Hi Mark I am sending pics of my queen palms. The healthy fronds are breaking often. It is hurricane season and we have had some gusty winds. However, I suspect my husband may have trimmed them too much with his new pole saw. Any advice besides no more trimming? I am not sure but I believe that my gardener may have damaged the part from which the new fronds come up when he was pruning the tree. I say this because I noticed that the newest frond had fallen limp a little while after he had finished.
It had barely opened before it fell. Now a second frond has come up. It stayed straight up in the air before it opened but has now fallen limp too.
Both fronds look healthy, are growing and are still attached to the tree. Do you think this is a damage problem that can be repaired or might it all be coincidence and there is a disease on the tree. It has been very hot and dry where I am and the tree is left to depend most times on the rain. Also there has been a hole at the bottom of the tree for some time. I have two other trees in the same space that are doing well. What you need to tell me is if the frond is still growing, then do you see any discoloration or frizzled appearance in this new frond.
Are you in an area that gets cold? Have you seen any holes in the from at the place the frond attaches to the palm? Photos would be nice, you could send me some to mark abc-pestcontrol. I do not worry about the hole in the bottom of the tree but I am worried that you are not watering this tree regularly as these trees need their water. They also need to be fed regularly with palm tree fertilizer and you should be using copper on the bud of the tree two times per year!
Mark, I have a large Tri-Foxtail palm that was field grown and transplanted into my yard in June. The tree looked good for the first couple months, but now the petioles of the fronds on the smallest of the three trunks and the middle sized trunk are getting brittle and breaking in the middle. I have fertilized with a balanced palm fertilizer and have added supplemental magnesium sulfate. Any help would be appreciated. Several things come to mind including cryptic cold damage related to several years of below normal winter temperatures, possible nutrient deficiencies, or other unknown factors that predisposed these palms to be attacked by opportunistic palmetto weevils.
Routine applications of a palm tree fertilizer at the rate of pounds per each inch tree every two months should be performed. Copper applications to the bud of the palm should also be made especially after cold weather has passed.
Most cold damage does not show itself for months following a cold event so please do not discount this. Supplemental magnesium and manganese should be made two times per year. Use two to four pounds in a 5 gallon bucket of water then pour around the base of the palm.
I would like to see any photos you have and send them to my website contact address for me to look at. This may help be make a better judgement of what is happening to your palm.
I sent a couple photos of the tree. To your email. Hopefully they will show you what you are looking for. Call Toll Free today 1 or click the link below. Free Estimate. Mark Govan Uncategorized November 7, comments. Since we mentioned the Sabal palm above let us start here. Sabal palms are very common and most of these trees grow with few problems in the landscape. Unfortunately, Sabal palms are susceptible to a weevil Rynchophorus cruetatus that attacks the bud of the palm. The bud is the central internal growth point where all new fronds are initiated.
Weevils are large beetles that are drawn to palms which are stressed from lack of nutrients or during transport of freshly dug trees. Adult female weevils can sense a trees distress and have been seen swarming trees being shipped to nurseries for resale.
Weevils lay their eggs at the base of the frond and as these eggs hatch, they burrow into the heart of the palm eventually killing the tree. You may have noticed dead palms in the past where the entire top of the tree had bent over. This is a characteristic of the after effects of weevils feeding on the bud. This feeding disrupts the flow of nutrients to the fronds and eventually the entire crown of the tree falls over.
Sabal palms, Washingtonia palms, and Canary Island Date palms are most often attacked by these weevils. Because homeowners tend to remove the lower fronds of these trees through regular maintenance, make it a habit to look at the cut end of the boot of the frond.
If you notice a large hole in the cut end the size of your thumb, your tree may be infested. This may be the only sign you see before your tree succumbs to this pest. Call a pest control company to spray your tree if you suspect you have these weevils. Nutrient deficiencies are another common problem on many of our backyard palm trees. Although these problems are few and easy to correct over time, proper identification is necessary to correct these problems.
If you have a Queen palm or a Cycad palm technically not a palm in your yard, you need to pay special attention to the new growth coming out of the top of the tree. Frizzle top is caused by a deficiency of Manganese Mn in the palm. Manganese deficiencies can be found in many species of palms but the most common cultivars are Queen, Cycad, Paurotis, and Royal palms. To correct this problem you need to apply Manganese sulfate which can be purchased at most local garden centers or you may use a palm tree fertilizer that contains Manganese around the base of the tree.
Do not apply fertilizers by hand or directly next to the trunk but rather by using a hand held spreader. Apply three to five pounds of fertilizer with manganese around the tree making sure you stay at least two feet away from the trunk and spread fertilizer evenly up to ten feet away. For trees that are next to a water source or there is not enough room to apply a fertilizer, injection of these micro-nutrients is possible. Re-apply additional fertilizer every three months and allow at least three to four months for the tree to respond to the nutrients.
Symptoms of this deficiency are a yellowing of the older leaves on the palm starting from the bottom up. In severe cases, the tip ends of these fronds look necrotic in appearance. Many homeowners trim the lower fronds of these trees off because of the yellowing appearance thinking the fronds are dying or just old.
As these lower fronds are removed from the tree, the tree continues to pull magnesium from the remaining fronds and directs this element to the new growth. I have seen many of these trees die from being over-pruned simply from the lack of a minor element. Apply five to seven pounds of a palm tree fertilizer containing Magnesium around the base of the tree following the guidelines above. Repeat applications every three months and allow three to four months during the growing season to correct this problem.
Potassium K deficiencies cause spotting and frizzling of the older lower leaves of palms, especially the Pygmy Island Date palm Phoenix roebelenii. Sometimes these lower fronds will appear to look like they are dying or they may take on yellow, orange, or brown colored margins.
Many Pygmy Date palms have been lost due to homeowners thinking the palms were diseased and then they either had the palm removed or trimmed so badly the tree could not recover.
As the deficiency increases, even the new growth can become deformed. Although the Pygmy palm is usually the main host for this problem, all palms are susceptible to this deficiency. To correct this apply an palm tree fertilizer with Mg around each tree in the amounts outlined above. Remember, shrubs and palms need time to absorb the nutrients applied to the soil. These nutrients must then be delivered to all parts of the plant and this process takes time to occur.
You should start to see results based on the time frames listed above. Some palms develop cracks or splits on the trunk and for some palms this is normal but vertical fissures which appear seemingly out of nowhere are usually an indication of either a lack of water or possibly too much water.
I have seen some palms which were planted too deeply also develop cracks on the trunk. To control this problem homeowners should maintain adequate moisture at all times around their palms through the means of an irrigation system or by hand watering if necessary. Filling in the fissures is not necessary however; if the crack is deep enough you could spray the trunk of the palm with copper to reduce the incidence of fungus.
Another problem you may have noticed on palms is called trunk constriction. Trunk constriction of palms is caused by irregular fertilization or environmental conditions such as stresses placed on the tree due to freezes or drought conditions. Normally palm stems will increase their diameter before they elongate.
If one or more of the conditions mentioned here takes place, the palm may fail to grow the same size as the previous growth cycle. This results in the trunk displaying its history of growth from years past. Many smooth-trunked palms will show several areas along the trunk which were either smaller or larger in diameter depending upon the growing conditions at that time. Leaf spot diseases on palms can cause serious damage if left untreated.
Sometimes, these leaf spots are hard to find or spot but there is a trick to identifying these problems early allowing you to properly treat the palm as necessary. As you inspect your palms for leaf spot diseases, you will need to cut a frond from the tree or hold the frond between yourself and a light source. Look through the palm leaf and you may notice the first signs of many of our leaf spot diseases which will appear as brown, gray, gold, or black irregular spots inside the leaf. Palm trees are easy to care for when you know what to look for and what to do when you identify a problem.
The items I listed here are only a few of the problems I look for but should be a good starting point for you and your garden.
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