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Lightning strike or disease?


jaybo

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I went out of town for three weeks, when I returned I noticed a 3 coconut trees that are close in proximity to each other all had their lower fronds drooping almost straight down. They were fine prior to my departure. I am not sure if this is from a lightning strike or some sort of disease. No other coconuts near by seem affected. There has been some lethal bronzing in the area, so I am not sure what is going on. Pic below:

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Those two taller ones on the left look bad.  It certainly could be lethal bronzing.  Having your palms tested would be helpful.  In what area of Florida are you located?

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I have certainly noticed it affecting Sabal palmetto, Washingtonia and Syagrus around here.  Cocos nucifera is on the list of susceptible palms though.

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Looks like classic lightning strike to me,

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Lived in Cape Coral, Miami, Orlando and St. Petersburg Florida.

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I'm going with lightning as well, the rapid decline is typical. The taller palm was hit but the ones close to it go some effects as well, they might survive.

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Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

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Just another update:  When checking today I noticed a 4th affected palm (in the photo, on the right in the back ground) totally fell over breaking at the crown.

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Another vote for lightning. We had a LOT of thunderstorms while you were away. lightning hit the telephone pole in front of my house. Shattered the ceramic insulator that came down as a shower of sparks like fireworks & blew out the grounding wire. Yes, I notified FP&L but they're so backed up from all the storms it's been a couple weeks already since they first came out to look at the damage and no repair yet.

I had a tall Coconut that got hit about 10 years ago, looked like yours about two weeks later. Since then I cut all the tall trees in my yard down.

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 "Since then I cut all the tall trees in my yard down."

Big trees and palms are magnificent but they are often a lot of different kinds of trouble, especially on a small block.

Unfortunately, we have also needed to remove the big stuff.

Cheers Steve

It is not dead, it is just senescence.

   

 

 

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