Is My King Palm Tree Dying?
Question: Hi. We bought a house about a year ago that has a King Palm in a front planter. We asked a nursery what we need to do. Its beautiful. We did not want anything to happen to it. That was the problem. The told us to feed it with Jobbs Palm plant food and they take hardly any water. So we cut back on the water to only two minutes every other day (sprinklers).
Now all of the fronds are turning brown and even the new one emerging from the top is brown at the tip(not open yet). We did get a new flower bud that opened with all of the tiny little ‘seeds’. I’m afraid we are going to lose it. What can we do? More water? Even less water? Thank you for your help.
Answer: You need provide your palm with enough water. Palm trees like moist well drained soil. Check to see electronic soil moister meter
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I am not certain of the exact palm I have but seem to believe it is a Queen yet have never noticed any fruit development. I am aware of how to deal with the fronds yet have no information as to dealing with the trunk once surface growth pieces seem to separate.