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Virginia Washingtonia robusta Fighting For Life


PalmTreeDude

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After a terrible winter, my Washingtonia robusta got beat up badly. Then at the very beginning of Spring, the spears pulled and I thought all hope was lost. But I checked it a few days ago and to my surprise I found this little bit of green. Today I inspected it more and found a new "stalk" coming up. It does not look that much like a spear, but at the top a little green frond shows. So I looked deeper with a flashlight and saw more life deeper down, but also bugs! I put some hydrogen peroxide down it (I have not done this for two weeks until now) and am hoping to kill off any pathogens that may harm it's new growth. Now, I will just have to wait and see what happens. It may end up just dying, or it may come back. In the pictures the green does not show well, but it is there and in person there is more than you can see in the pictures. 

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1 hour ago, PalmTreeDude said:

After a terrible winter, my Washingtonia robusta got beat up badly. Then at the very beginning of Spring, the spears pulled and I thought all hope was lost. But I checked it a few days ago and to my surprise I found this little bit of green. Today I inspected it more and found a new "stalk" coming up. It does not look that much like a spear, but at the top a little green frond shows. So I looked deeper with a flashlight and saw more life deeper down, but also bugs! I put some hydrogen peroxide down it (I have not done this for two weeks until now) and am hoping to kill off any pathogens that may harm it's new growth. Now, I will just have to wait and see what happens. It may end up just dying, or it may come back. In the pictures the green does not show well, but it is there and in person there is more than you can see in the pictures. 

 

1 hour ago, PalmTreeDude said:

 

I can see it (I clipped the pictures out of your postings)!

I'm surprised (in a good way :))!

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4 hours ago, Laaz said:

Cut is back until you see live tissue (if there is any).

Listen to Todd :greenthumb:, he has earned the trust of this naysayer. B)

Has avoided the Doom :violin:but still there is :sick: gloom.

Modify the cup of death and carnage, :badday:rainy season is soon

Fungus will take it out in it's weakened state of potential Doom.

 

 

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Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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18 hours ago, Moose said:

Has avoided the Doom :violin:but still there is :sick: gloom.

Modify the cup of death and carnage, :badday:rainy season is soon

Fungus will take it out in it's weakened state of potential Doom.

Let's hope not. :unsure:

I wish for recovery of your Washingtonia @PalmTreeDude, though it is May (already nearly halfway through the year, next winter... not good) and your palm is only showing this tiny amount of green.

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On 5/14/2018, 7:01:38, Laaz said:

Cut is back until you see live tissue (if there is any).

How far do I cut it? The bottom of the hole? 

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How else are you going to keep the water from collecting in the bottom of the hole? If you are handy and careful you could drill holes through the old leaf bases as long as you don't drill into the live tissue. Usually it would be easier to replace rather than recover a palm in such a condition. Especially one that would not be so difficult to acquire. Unless tis palm has some sentimental reason.

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14 hours ago, Moose said:

How else are you going to keep the water from collecting in the bottom of the hole? If you are handy and careful you could drill holes through the old leaf bases as long as you don't drill into the live tissue. Usually it would be easier to replace rather than recover a palm in such a condition. Especially one that would not be so difficult to acquire. Unless tis palm has some sentimental reason.

I'm trying to save it just so I can say I kept a Washingtonian alive in Virginia, for one winter at least. But right now it is not looking good. The thing is it is in a spot where it is not in the way of anything so I can "experiment" with it. 

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1 hour ago, PalmTreeDude said:

I'm trying to save it just so I can say I kept a Washingtonian alive in Virginia, for one winter at least. But right now it is not looking good. The thing is it is in a spot where it is not in the way of anything so I can "experiment" with it. 

With an experiment one must keep records and notes. That is how we learn.

Don't forget the Conclusion: Doom :violin:

Coral Gables, FL 8 miles North of Fairchild USDA Zone 10B

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On 5/20/2018, 12:51:26, Moose said:

With an experiment one must keep records and notes. That is how we learn.

Don't forget the Conclusion: Doom :violin:

Yeah let's just say there will no longer be anymore pictures of this specific palm posted... 

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3 hours ago, PalmTreeDude said:

Yeah let's just say there will no longer be anymore pictures of this specific palm posted... 

Requiescat in pace.

5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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4 hours ago, PalmTreeDude said:

Yeah let's just say there will no longer be anymore pictures of this specific palm posted... 

So I am guessing that the experiment failed or the palm died or something?

That question kind of answered itself...

50 minutes ago, GottmitAlex said:

Requiescat in pace.

Yep. Suspicions affirmed...

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~{{RIP}}~

@PalmTreeDude's Washingtonia Experiment

Germinated: Whatever date, probably quite recently.

Died: May 2018.

It lived a short but beautiful yet frozen and zone-pushed life.

It probably wasn't going to make it anyway.

Sorry about the loss.

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Yeah it is dead. I did not protected with the best method either, I know for a fact that I can grow one here with a better method, someone grew one with a large trunk in Maryland with protection before it died one winter when it became to fall to protect. Mine started showing signs of life and then it rained and it rotted out. 

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