Comments on: Christmas Palm Tree – Veitchia merrillii

By: Susan Brian

Susan Brian — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:09:13 +0000

Hi Lorena. Here is a great article on palm tree cold protection. I would start by spraying it with freezepruf. If it gets very cold, wrap the trunk with a blanket for the night. During palms require much less water. ~Susan Brian

By: Lorena

Lorena — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:12:50 +0000

I planted a small Christmas palm last summer. We are just starting the winter with temperatures of 32F (at the most) at midnight and all the fronds are brown.
Should I cover it with a blanket or light weight sheet?
Also, do I have to water ir?

By: Sashonie Goodwin

Sashonie Goodwin — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:14:37 +0000

So I got a christmas palm seedling recently and I know about the maintenance and all but I’m trying to find a suitable area to plant it. My yard space is quite small so i just want to know one thing…how does the root grow? would it grow large enough to like damage concrete or walled areas?

By: Marsha Heilbronner

Marsha Heilbronner — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:28:38 +0000

Our Christmas Palms have the light green berries now. Should we cut those off, or leave them in place?

By: Susan Brian

Susan Brian — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:28:27 +0000

Hi Frank. Sorry to hear about your palms. Prune only fronds that are completely dead. Spray palms with Bonide Products Copper Fungicide to prevent bacterial and fungal infections. Keep watering it. Don't fertilize. Wait for about 6 months to see if it recovers. Also read my article "cold damaged palm tree care". Hope this helps. ~Susan Brian

By: Frank LoGrasso

Frank LoGrasso — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:08:14 +0000

after winter frost in port st. lucie fl. my christms palms have brown fronds and not generating new ones as fast as the old ones are dying. what do i do

By: John

John — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:18:33 +0000

My Christmas Palm got burnt in the cold last year. The fronds are all brown and it doesn’t appear to be generating new ones or fruiting.

Can I save it? I keep peeling away the dead layers but it is not getting any new fronds.

Thanks in advance,

John (St. Petersburg)

By: Barry

Barry — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:50:13 +0000

I have a trio of christmas palms that dropped all of the fronds after the frosts here in Florida this winter. What can I do to revive these? The fronds are all removed leaving only the trunks. Please help.

By: carmine

carmine — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:17:28 +0000

my Christmas Palm are trying to make a come back from the cold Florida winter. But, has the new branches are coming up the middle of the trunk the tips are turning black and then drying out. What do I have to do to correct this problem. I banged some fertilizer spikes into the ground yesterday, and sprayed the branches with an insect killer.will that do it? Do they need additional treatment.
thank you

By: Diane

Diane — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:44:30 +0000

I cut the tops off my Cristmas Palm trees after the severe frost we had in Florida this winter because the leaves were all brown and dead looking, no green evident anywhere. Also the tops were very mushy to the touch. Have I killed these trees or will they eventually come back. My fiance said I cut the ‘heart’ off of them. Is this true???? The trunks do not seem to be drying out or dying and are no longer mushy. Can you help?????