What is wrong with my Euterpe edulis

[dimitris]

Hello everyone ,

I have this palm for some years now grown from seed , its was a fairly easy palm to grow but the last two years every new leaf that opens get brown spotted no matter the season and temperature . I checked it many times for pests but I can't find anything .

It was placed in a spot without direct sunlight , I thought that might the light was too intense and I moved it under a tree in dense shade , the result was the new leaf got crisped like it was sunburned !?!

So what do you think is the problem ? Some sort of nutrient deficiency or some pest problem ? Any thoughts ?

[Mauna Kea Cloudforest]

My experience with euterpe is that they need low pH soil, otherwise they show typical K deficiencies.

[mike in kurtistown]

When they get larger, they should be able to grow in full sun in humid climates. I have one in full sun in east Hawaii.

[dimitris]

Thank you both for your replies , I ll try to add some espresso and pine needles to the soil to made the ph lower , for faster results I will give my Euterpe a homemade lemonade .

[richnorm]

Best thing you could do is plant it.

[dimitris]

My plan was leaving it in the pot to gain some size before planting in the ground !

Seedlings don't survive easily in my garden , recently I lost all pinanga coronata planted in various places .

I wish I had left one in pot .

[KennyRE317]

I have a bunch of 1gal plants that see 6+ hours of direct full sun and they still look flawless, it's pretty dry out here too, i have 2 that didn't make it though

Edited August 22, 2014 by KennyRE317

[Walter John]

Best thing you could do is plant it.

Agree..

[Alberto]

Best thing you could do is plant it.

Agree..

Plant it. Add lot of organics to the soil and better to suplent it with some Potassium.

[JT in Japan]

I don't want to hijack a thread, but you all might know if this is normal Euterpe edulis behaviour or not. One of my early seeds sprouted (14 months later), and there are two shoots out of the one seed. Is this natural? (and Yay! to E. Edulis for surprising me at such a late date; I hope all my other defunct seeds show equal vigor!)

JT

[Kostas]

Dimitris,I find this is always root related,not sun related. Some kind of root rot or damage from high salt levels in the pot. Placing it in more shade will only make the problem worse as you saw. The best remedy is what already proposed,to ground plant it. They always fix after that. Seems big enough to handle anything just fine and if you are worried about dog damage,etc,fence it till bigger. Just make sure you amend it's planting area heavily with well draining organics as your sand will not hold enough water for its likings alone. And add a good mulch around it.

[Mike in Nelson]

Best thing you could do is plant it.

Agree..

Plant it. Add lot of organics to the soil and better to suplent it with some Potassium.

Yes, some plants/palms just aren't suited to pot culture and thrive when in ground.