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I'm pretty sure my Royal Palms died...


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We have several royal palms in our yard and I think that this past winter killed over half of them. We are relatively new homeowner and they were here when we purchased the house. This past winter in Central FL (Brevard County) had several days in a row when the temp was not out of the 30's. About 8 or so of our trees now look like nubs. The center piece broke off and the top portion of what is left is mushy (like it is rotten inside). Could we cut the tree down to where it is solid and would it grow back from that or are they a total loss?

Thanks for any information -

Sandy

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Sandy,

Welcome to PalmTalk. Unfortunately, the royals sound as though they are gonners. The solid (trunk) that is grayish in color is below what used to be a greenish crown shaft. On most any crownshafted palm, when this is gone, the growth bud that produces new fronds is dead and the tree should be removed. Sorry for your losses.

Rich

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Thanks Rich -

That's what we kind of thought. sad.gif We were just hoping we were wrong.

Yeah, it was a bad one last winter. I have one up in Port St. John that is not doing so well. I really, really, really hope we have a mild winter next season, because if we don't, we are going to see much worse loses this time around due to the fact that these palms are going to need a couple years to recover.

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Brevard County, Fl

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It may be too late. Treatments with a fungicide and anti-bacterial drenches in the crown could of helped. Difficult with the stature of Royal Palms (Roystonia regia). Is there any thing happening at all. Royals are gross feeders and love heavy nitrogen, especially during the warm weather. You may want to drench the root zone with some water soluble heavy nitrogen fertilizer. If the meristem is still alive, this may help it to push some spear leaves. If it survives, you will probably have a constriction in the trunk.

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

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My royal has only pushed one and a half fronds all year. I am guessing that means it is dead, but what do you folks think?

Brevard County, Fl

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On ‎9‎/‎17‎/‎2010‎ ‎10‎:‎32‎:‎54‎, Jimbean said:

My royal has only pushed one and a half fronds all year. I am guessing that means it is dead, but what do you folks think?

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

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