You need a landscaping maintenance service company to take care of your palm trees for them to grow healthy. It's great to know that maybe some day mine will look like the ones above. I dug the hole a little deeper than the pot and filled with sand, as the instructions said to do. As mentioned, lots of great tips should be coming your way shortly.. Florida has a warm, humid climate which is the perfect weather condition for fungus growth. I agree with the advice given above. Google superthrive plant food, soak the plant with it. Mine went from being in a nursery container for probably years surrounded by and under other palms. If it’s an ugly mostly brown leaf, you can cut its stem close to the trunk. Insects and Diseases: The main pests problem for King Palm are spider mites. In the right growing conditions, the king palm can grow up to a foot a year. The whole root ball should go directly into the ground whole. That is where doing a little research here and/or asking for suggestions here can come in handy. CWG Landscape provides services for Residential and Commercial needs. If the leaf tips are brown and soft, it usually is too wet or overwatering for the current conditions like cool temps. As Kim mentioned, you are in a good climate zone for growing a diverse number of palms both plenty of heat and yet not in a cold zone. Is that the palm has like 5 different pups. You can post now and register later. There are two fairly large trunks, and then 3 smaller ones forming. However, little is known about the environmental conditions that encourage the condition. Treat king palms right and they’ll soar overhead like these Archontophoenix tuckeri in like ten or twelve years an eyeblink in geological time, This is a good thread and something that would have brought me comfort last year after planting 3 triples and 2 singles. After a while the rest of the leaf base will detach from the crownshaft. What do you mean "soak the plant"? The palm fronds are essential to ensuring that the trees will grow healthy. I recently transplanted my King Palm from a container to the ground. Avoid pruning or removing flowers and leaves because this palm cannot heal itself. Most of the big box stores carry Miracle Grow or Jobes and they don't go very far at their 4 and 8 lb sizes. Leave as many green leaves as you can. Palm trees grow when they receive enough water from the irrigation. The symptoms of lethal yellowing include yellowing of the palm’s fronds, blackening of the inflorescence and nuts dropping prematurely. When injured (by premature removal of the leaf bases or by pruning wounds) the fungus can cause a trunk rot and death of the tree (Fig 6). @Jim Lost Altos thanks for the tips. Often, when a plant is overwatered it will show its distress too late and could die. Thanks Tracy, I will definitely check  out your recommendation. By It’s IMPOSSIBLE to over water a King palm. Sorry, I'm in San Diego, 5 miles from the coast as the crow flies. Tracy, I bought it from Home Depot back in June or July and it was indeed in shade for the latter half of the day. Nitrogen (N) Deficiency: Nitrogen deficiency is not a major problem in landscape When you decide to add more palms to the garden there are plenty to select from that won't demand as much water as this species. It can kill palm trees. Based on what I'm hearing, that still may not be enough water. I'm not super excited about what my water bill is going to look like though. Seed germination is quick and easy. It is less likely to occur in young palms. A king palm’s spread at the top of the tree will usually be between 10 feet and 15 feet (3 m and 4.6 meters) wide. Pink Rot. Good advice, the leaf base will continue to provide nutrients to the plant while it eventually browns and detaches. Notice signs of instability or leaning. Caterpillars, borers, leafhoppers, whitefly, aphids, and mites can affect your palm’s health. × If its a relatively recent purchase from one of the Boxes, it may have been grown in a greenhouse. Palm fertilizers are available at most garden stores. Underwatering is easily fixed and most plants will recover. Messing with the roots usually caused a big setback. King Palms appreciate rich soil with good drainage. So maybe it really does need more water because there are so many different trees trying to grow? I added some cactus/palm mix and organic material to the planting area simply because our soil is so poor in Florida. It’s well worth it. Just keep the roots wet in the meantime. I just realized yesterday that I think I have poor drainage. Once a frond has gone completely brown, trim it off with clean loppers. Fertilize your King Palm four times a year. Adding mulch over top of the soil will also help you to retain water so you don't have to irrigate as often whether one has clay soil or a faster draining soil. But some pests or diseases do affect palm trees differently. In fact, many of the varieties of palms we grow here in central Florida including our state tree, the Sabal Palm, are trouble free and easy to maintain in most landscapes. Happy palm growing! You can also prevent fungal infections by cleaning the tools you use for pruning the fronds of palm trees. I get seedlings in my pond that germinate below the surface and grow up out of the water.   Pasted as rich text. Queen palm trees are popular landscape trees in warm regions. I may have done it wrong. Even if you have owned it for a few months and its acclimated to your garden, if you moved it from a more shaded spot in your garden to its new in ground home you could be experiencing some sunburn. The roots of Palm Trees can also be used to treat urinary infections, gall bladder and various kidney problems. The tree is also highly wind-tolerant and rarely folds during heavy winds. I have been using Palm Plus™ 13-5-8 with GAL-XeONE® which you can get at most irrigation supply stores locally in the North County in 50# bags, which is the cheapest way to get it for residential use. The old leaves fall off on there own and are light in weight so they don’t damage anything below. This fungal disease is a symptom of a larger problem, though this black mold seldom hurts the palm. It’s basically a swamp. Dry and crispy is underwatering or too much heat. Posted October 29 (edited) Looks like sunburn to me. Read on to learn about the various factors that can affect the growth of these trees. Now I can obsess on fertilizer instead. People suffering from Fibrosis need to boil 3-5 finger long pieces of roots and drink it … Stop over trimming palm trees The conk is the most easily identifiable structure associated with the fungus. Boron deficiency is caused by insufficient B in the soil. Maybe try some super thrive? As stated above, I have them flourishing with all roots submerged in water 24/7/365 day per year. Welcome to Palmtalk!   Your link has been automatically embedded. You can introduce disease to the plant unnecessarily. $21.00 $ 21. I did not pull the roots out like some say to do. As stated above, I have them flourishing with all roots submerged in water 24/7/365 day per year. Clairemont Mesa is home to some pretty fabulous palm gardens, so you are in a choice location. That is where doing a little research here and/or asking for suggestions here can come in handy. I was so worried it was dying. Yes, but I'd have gone King Palm anyway because they are my favorite. My water bill is a lot less than my neighbors with lawns instead of palms. Also, about the 5 palms in a pot -- it's not unusual to lose one or two of the smaller palms from such a group, so don't take it too hard if one doesn't make it. Any scars or damage may be permanent and can leave the door open for fungus and disease – just let it clean itself! Enjoy yours. Yes DoomsDave and Kim, I drive around Clairemont and am so envious of all the other magnificent palms. These common palm tree problems can be driven by several factors including the tree’s health, level of progression, severity and environmental difficulties. Ganodera palm disease, also called ganoderma butt rot, is a white rot fungus that causes palm tree trunk diseases. These can be removed as the tree grows stronger. If anything’s missing, your palm will show it. What constitutes poor drainage? But not sure I want to pay that water bill! So maybe it really does need more water because there are so many different trees trying to grow? The sago palm is botanically known as Cycas revoluta . Mulch will be your friend too and help cut down on your watering bill. Boil 4-5 roots in water and, then, drink the water once it cools down. Palm trees are one of the plants we grow that homeowners believe are drought tolerant and basically trouble free. While not harmful to the trees’ health, it still has an unsightly appearance. I've read that using a slow drip method is best. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Just don't try and rip off the frond/petiole and let it fall on its own as Alex stated. The new growth on mine is normal whereas the older fronds have the sunburn look. As your king palm grows, you may need to provide extra support at the base of the trunk. At first I was watering it almost every other day and it actually started doing worse. I get seedlings in my pond that germinate below the surface and grow up out of the water. That was one trick that eluded me for well over a decade. Christmas palm (Adonidia merrillii) is one of the few palm species that will do well in a small site. A fungus attacks the stem of the leaf and destroys the mechanisms that carry water to the leaf blades, thus killing the leaf. FULL SERVICE LANDSCAPING & LAWN MAINTENANCE, Palm Trees To Match Your Florida Landscape – CWG Landscape, Is Reviving A Dead Lawn Possible? Mine is starting to look horrendous. Fungal infections can spread quickly and one way that you can protect other trees is by eliminating the infected one. Without the right dose of boron, the spear leaf … Paste as plain text instead, × Powered by Invision Community. Here Are Some Considerations. Leaves turn … Unless it’s a question of stability of the palm, air roots are not a problem. Ganoderma butt rot is a relatively new and lethal disease, mostly seen in Florida palm trees. The other thing I want to mention, and I'm not sure if you can tell from the pic. Make it easy on yourself and get a slow release palm specific fertilizer which you can apply in the early spring, summer and autumn. One way to eliminate sooty mold is by removing the waste of insects, which is where mold thrives. The top half inch of mulch will look dry but as soon as you go down half an inch it’s a watery mess. Super Palm Juice is perfect for all palms! All of them survived our wet winter last year and are thriving with several new spears throughout the year. It sounds like you have already received good advice but in the future you can generally determine over or underwatering with a touch test. Welcome to PT. If only the end of a frond is brown, cut off just the end. Monthly outdoor water costs during our summer dry period range $100-$150 to keep 300 palms, hundreds of plants happy, and large koi pond full. On 10/30/2020 at 2:41 PM, Jim in Los Altos said: Problem with King Palm tree, not sure if I'm over or under watering it. It is also susceptible to mealy bugs and spider mites and suffers pink rot when the tree is damaged. Propagation: Propagated by seeds. That’s actually good. King palm like most of the palm species have several diseases that effects them. It seems my palm has completely stopped growing. This happened to the a. Cunninghamiana I planted recently. The king palm tree has a slimmer, more brownish trunk than the queen and provides a generous umbrella of fronds that spreads 10 to 15 feet. Air Roots Certain species of palms, particularly date palms, will put out above ground roots that look like stubble around the base of the palm. If drainage is a problem, one could try amending coarse sand into the soil. Petiole blight of palms affects a wide variety of mature palm trees with trunks. 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