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Originally Posted by masraum
Very cool looking palm. My mom just had a palm removed from her front yard in Vero Beach. She had it treated for frizzle top a couple of years ago, and it recovered. But recently she had another problem and the tree guy said it was almost certainly going to die.
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Thanks Steve - that palm in your photo is a
Queen Palm and the issue is a lack of the miconutrient
Manganese. Not to be confused with Magnesium. Manganese (and Magnesium) can be purchased as a sulfate (Manganese sulfate) in dry form (pelletized or powder) and applied to the palm to try to correct the deficiency. Many times it will and the palm will recover nicely. Sometimes the deficiency has gone on too long though and the palm doesn't recover, sadly.
Manganese sulfate is also referred to as Tec Mag in the trades.
Magnesium sulfate is also known as Epson Salts.
You could apply both products to all your palms once a year as a supplement without harm to the tree. Or just use a good balanced ornamental blend with a full micro package once a year. Feeding can also be done more than once a year as dictated by circumstances which vary from property to property and situation to situation.
Now what "could" be happening to that same Queen Palm right now is a disease known as
Fusarium Wilt. Non-curable and if her tree has it the best thing to do is get it cut down and removed ASAP so it won't infect other Queen Palms in the vicinity. You can Google Fusarium Wilt of Queen Palms to get more details. Contact me by PM if I can be of any help also.
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Originally Posted by Heel n Toe
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Baz, is that first plant up there (in post 70962) in the bamboo family, and does it spread/multiply like bamboo?
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Hi John....yes it's in the Bamboo Family. It's a variety called Dwarf Budda Belly. Sensitive to cold (Zone 9b I think). It's a clumper so does not run. Pretty easy to maintain but the cold weather can be an issue. Interesting looking variety though for the stalks as well as the foliage.
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