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Royal palm peeling off trunk

NickJames

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One of my royal palms finally shed an old leaf base today (must have been from a frond trimmed off at the nursery). 
 

When I went to inspect it, I noticed it had started peeling some of the gray wood trunk off. It was hanging on to the trunk by a few threads. I doused a blade in 90% alcohol and cut the threads off. 
 

Is this normal for it to damage the trunk like that? I just hate for the palm to have an opening to living tissue for microbes to get in. 
 

Also, this leaf base didn’t even seem loose before. Is the sudden shedding Possibly a sign that the trunk is beginning to fatten?

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That happens it’s not a problem. You can always spray some hydrogen peroxide on it and that will sterilize any exposed tissue. 

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1 hour ago, NickJames said:

One of my royal palms finally shed an old leaf base today (must have been from a frond trimmed off at the nursery). 
 

When I went to inspect it, I noticed it had started peeling some of the gray wood trunk off. It was hanging on to the trunk by a few threads. I doused a blade in 90% alcohol and cut the threads off. 
 

Is this normal for it to damage the trunk like that? I just hate for the palm to have an opening to living tissue for microbes to get in. 
 

Also, this leaf base didn’t even seem loose before. Is the sudden shedding Possibly a sign that the trunk is beginning to fatten?

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Pat yourself on the back!

You're a great daddy to that bouncing baby royal, and, soon, like they say on the "Space Coast"

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(oooh, aaah, etc.)

Much better than my Butch install . . . .

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Powdered sulfur is my 'go-to' response for injured surface on palms., easy, inexpensive, and long lasting until the surface dries up.    

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I see this happen when a frond is cut off prematurely whether it’s done by man or Mother Nature. When it falls off due to natural growth, the plant pulls out the nutrients and allows the frond to disconnect. When it gets cut or torn, the plant was not prepared for that so it seems to get confused on when to disconnect the remaining boot. I’m sure you have seen the Sabal palms that get cut and have a “ladder” of boots until the landscaper comes in with a chainsaw to shred the trunk. I think you did the right thing by cutting it with a clean, sharp blade. Otherwise, it will continue to tear the trunk.

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