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Pindo Palm Frond Issues/Disease - Any Ideas?


Skimfizz

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I've got a 6 year old Pindo in my front yard with frond discoloration and premature drying (I think....compared to my neighbors that are all green).  All the plants in the same bed under the Palm are doing fine. The Palm is even fruiting.

It's in full Sun in Charleston, SC area.  I feed it Espoma about 3 times a year.  I water only when we don't get an inch or so a week. 

Can you take a look at the pictures and tell if I have a bacterial/viral issue, or is it something more related to things I can be doing better to manage it ?

 

Thanks!

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looks like oldest fronds only.  Its either mold spot or K deficiency, not sure which.   Im gonna go with potassium deficiency.  http://idtools.org/id/palms/symptoms/factsheet.php?name=Potassium+Deficiency   You can also treat for mold spot, google it.  With mold spot or potassium deficiency the leaf effected doesnt recover but you stop new issues with younger leaves.  Potassium is the first nutrient to be rinsed from soil or fertilizers as its the most water soluble.  Its effects always show up as spotting on older leaves.  Mold spot can also look like this.

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

Tom Blank

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Thank you very much for your feedback.  I'll be sure to begin feeding it 3-4 times a year with Palm specific fertilizer and see how it does.  

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