Newly Planted Sylvester Palm

[AlexM]

Hi, I am new to this group and a new owner of 2 Sylvester palms. I had to 7ft palms planted about 5 weeks ago and I am panicking at this time time due to the way they are looking. I live in Miami, Fl. and its has been extremely hot. When they were planted they advised to water 2 times per day for the 1 st week so i would water the base of the tree early morning and again in the evening about 1 1/2 hours prior to sun down and every other day in the morning after the first week. The trees currently have all the bottom branches completely brown and dry. Im not sure if this is normal due to them being planted about 5 weeks ago. Can anyone please advise if that is normal or if there is anything i can do to correct the issue?

[96720]

If the heart is green it should be fine 

[Merlyn]

It is normal for the lower (oldest) set of fronds to die off after transplanting.  The palm lost a lot of roots and is "eating" the old fronds for energy to grow new roots.  The root loss also means that the palm doesn't have enough water intake to support a full crown of leaves, therefore the old leaves die off and brown rapidly.  You see this in public plantings all the time.  If you can post a couple of photos we could probably tell you if it is "normal" or "abnormal" transplant shock.