Comments on: Top 10 Palm Tree Care Mistakes

By: Leigher

Leigher — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:17:37 +0000

I am just doing a follow-up to my question on May 7, 2010. My Washingtonian palm trees recovered completely from our professional trim of 11 and 1 trim.

However, that was in the late spring. I came home today (January 18, 2012) and found that my tree man trimmed my same two palms – one 11 and 1 trim the other 10 and 2 trim.

My question is will they still be okay now that it is wintertime? It was 59 degrees today and a low of 45 tonight….will the cold affect these trees and their wintertime trim?

Thank you.

By: Terry Shea

Terry Shea — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:39:05 +0000

Hi I have a triangle Plam that has what looks like rust on the base (not the trunk)of the leaves, and the underside of the leaves. There is some browning of the leaves, and it continues to produce new shoots.
Is there something that is causing this? I don’t water it much as we are on the coast and get fairly frequent showers in So Fla.

By: Susan Brian

Susan Brian — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:19:28 +0000

Hi Lois. Damaged bark can weaken the palm and lead to fungus and diseases. To prevent that spray the bark with Copper Fungicide. The worker should really reimburse you for the tree. Also, palms usually experience transplant shock, so it will be a little hard to tell if the tree is in shock or it is suffering because of the bark damage. Susan Brian

By: Lois Alfaro

Lois Alfaro — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:05:45 +0000

I recently planted some mexican palms. The man who planted them damaged the bark on the trunks severly trying to stand them up to put them in the whole. Will this hurt the trees?

By: Susan Brian

Susan Brian — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:25:03 +0000

Hi Laura. Any damage to the trunk can weaken the palm and lead to bacterial and fungal infections. Spray it with Bonide Products Copper Fungicide to protect from infection. ~Susan Brian

By: Denise Swetman

Denise Swetman — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 08:38:09 +0000

i have recently moved into a new home that has a palm tree and there are lots of new shoots growing from the trunk should I leave these or remove them?

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 01:33:37 +0000

We have 3 tall date palms that are about 40+ feet tall. We have them pruned 1-2 X’s a year and look good. The tree trimmer climbs up the palms and said that birds are burrowing seeds in the trunk of the palms making it weak and could possibly break. Any suggestions, I love these palms. Do they need to be removed? Are they dangerous?
Laura

By: Denise

Denise — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:01:03 +0000

About 8-10 years ago we had 3 very tall palm trees – not sure what kind they were develop a fungus and die. We were told we could not replant palms in the same spot or surrounding area as there would still be fungus in the soil. With this many years in between, do you think it would be safe to plant palms there again? Are there any palms that would be resistant to this disease?

By: Susan Brian

Susan Brian — Fri, 20 May 2011 15:27:48 +0000

Hi Marilyn. Absolutely. I am happy to share my knowledge with others. ~Susan Brian

By: Katrina

Katrina — Mon, 16 May 2011 20:45:27 +0000

Hi, I have 2 tall palm trees ( not sure what kind) the one looks great but the other has a funny top. It only has a few fronts coming up in the middle but it still looks like it is “in” the tree. It looks like it is not coming completly out, just a few sticking up in the middle. It was like this last year as well…I don’t know about before then. Does anyone know what this is and if there is anyway to fix this? Thanks..I can really use some advice!