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Coccothrinax seedlings help


SilverDragon

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Hello everyone.

I'm kind of panicking, because I've had these seedlings for almost a year now and their little strap leafs have folded over like how some seedlings of mine do when they're about to croak. I've been watering diligently and they are in sandy loamy fast draining soil. They've been under bright lights, but I had to move them for a day or two. Are they toast? :(

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“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” –Frank Lloyd Wright

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Looks like there might be some white fuzz (mold) or mealy bugs on the leaflets.

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Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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14 minutes ago, kinzyjr said:

Looks like there might be some white fuzz (mold) or mealy bugs on the leaflets.

I water it only when it's visibly dry...no roots poking out the bottom...and I rubbed the white stuff and it didn't come off like mold or mealies.

“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” –Frank Lloyd Wright

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2 minutes ago, SilverDragon said:

I water it only when it's visibly dry...no roots poking out the bottom...and I rubbed the white stuff and it didn't come off like mold or mealies.

That would have been my best guess.  Hopefully someone a little more knowledgeable can assist. 

On another note, I did notice the Frank Lloyd Wright quote in your signature.  The Florida Southern College campus just down the road is the largest single-site collection of his work.

Link for reference: http://franklloydwrightatfsc.com/

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Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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I do love his work...another reason I need to move to Florida and away from ice-coated Cleveland.

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“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” –Frank Lloyd Wright

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1 hour ago, SilverDragon said:

Hello everyone.

I'm kind of panicking, because I've had these seedlings for almost a year now and their little strap leafs have folded over like how some seedlings of mine do when they're about to croak. I've been watering diligently and they are in sandy loamy fast draining soil. They've been under bright lights, but I had to move them for a day or two. Are they toast? :(

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Those little brownish/yellowish specs on the leaves may be scale insects. I can't tell. The picture gets too blurry when I zoom in. Take a needle and poke on and see if u can remove it. If it is scale then I would spray them with something like neem oil which is safe to use indoors and just to help ur seedlings out I would add a little hydrogen peroxide to ur water when u water them

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7 minutes ago, PlantDad said:

Those little brownish/yellowish specs on the leaves may be scale insects. I can't tell. The picture gets too blurry when I zoom in. Take a needle and poke on and see if u can remove it. If it is scale then I would spray them with something like neem oil which is safe to use indoors and just to help ur seedlings out I would add a little hydrogen peroxide to ur water when u water them

I wanna help you. It's not worth loosing your palms

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6 minutes ago, PlantDad said:

I wanna help you. It's not worth loosing your palms

I really appreciate it. I'm trying not to get discouraged as a grower, but palms are tough! I will try to scrape the white stuff and see what happens.

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I feel you. Palms are tough. You got this though. Don't be discouraged. So there is white stuff but seperate from that there are little brownish specs going up the leaves. Take a needle and poke one of them and try to get it off. Then after scraping the white off and poking and removing one of those brown things try to take some closeup pics and post them

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My guess is pot is too large for those three palms. Drainage enough the yellowing can show some signs. They still look ok. Let the soil dry out quite a bit. Hope they recover for you 

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With first look at the trees, it looks like moisture and watering might be the issue. You can't tell for sure through the pictures. I hope treatment goes well! These are one of my favorite palm trees! Also, I have had much better success with different species of palms once we got ahold of moisture meters. Being able to know exactly how much moisture is inside the growing medium is very important! Again, best of luck to their recovery!

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Thanks for all the advice everyone. The leaves are still curled up, but I check them everyday and they don't pull off or show signs of rot.

“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” –Frank Lloyd Wright

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