mxcolin 28 Report post Posted October 29, 2020 I've had this in the ground for 2 years without issue. Nothing has really changed in growing conditions, although I did remove a sucker recently. The fronds feel very papery if that makes sense and some of the new growth looks brown. The ground isn't super dry, we are at the end of a long hot summer so it could be that. Fertilizer maybe? Hadn't fertilized in about 4 months. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalmatierMeg 5,468 Report post Posted October 29, 2020 I think you have some kind of Phoenix hybrid. It doesn't look like pure roebelinii to me. Pygmy dates are solitary. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mxcolin 28 Report post Posted October 29, 2020 22 minutes ago, PalmatierMeg said: I think you have some kind of Phoenix hybrid. It doesn't look like pure roebelinii to me. Pygmy dates are solitary. Not sure, all those sold around here are multi-trunk. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLM 402 Report post Posted October 30, 2020 Are the newer fronds opening up all the way? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim in Los Altos 2,312 Report post Posted October 30, 2020 You’re Phoenix roebelenii look very healthy. Those new leaves are exactly how they should look. If you had a particularly hot heat wave in the recent past, a bit of leaf burn is possible. These palms like lots of water as you probably know. It normally takes these palms about two years to settle in California particularly if they come from Florida. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim in Los Altos 2,312 Report post Posted October 30, 2020 9 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said: I think you have some kind of Phoenix hybrid. It doesn't look like pure roebelinii to me. Pygmy dates are solitary. Meg, most are sold here in CA with several trunks since growers plant them as multiples but there are cases of pure roebelenii clumping naturally too. Finding singles in one pot is rare here. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WaianaeCrider 633 Report post Posted October 30, 2020 9 hours ago, mxcolin said: Not sure, all those sold around here are multi-trunk. I have about 10 in the ground. No suckers. Been in the ground over 10 years each. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gonzer 1,600 Report post Posted October 30, 2020 Jim's answer is all you need to know. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites