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Broken palm fronds


Jtee

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Hi all. Quick question. Yesterday I bought a 15 gallon Washingtonian filiferra palm and had to bring it home In my van. I noticed today that the fronds are all bent and the biggest one is yellowing with some brownness on it. 
is this bad for the palm?  Should I cut off all fronds (only has 4) and go from there. I will be planting in ground tomorrow. Thanks. 

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Meg

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32 minutes ago, Jtee said:

Hi all. Quick question. Yesterday I bought a 15 gallon Washingtonian filiferra palm and had to bring it home In my van. I noticed today that the fronds are all bent and the biggest one is yellowing with some brownness on it. 
is this bad for the palm?  Should I cut off all fronds (only has 4) and go from there. I will be planting in ground tomorrow. Thanks. 

The center palm is the one I bought. As you can see one of the fronds is already kind of bent. I don’t have any other pics. I just noticed the fronds when I got home tonight and it was already dark. 

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7 hours ago, Jtee said:

Hi all. Quick question. Yesterday I bought a 15 gallon Washingtonian filiferra palm and had to bring it home In my van. I noticed today that the fronds are all bent and the biggest one is yellowing with some brownness on it. 
is this bad for the palm?  Should I cut off all fronds (only has 4) and go from there. I will be planting in ground tomorrow. Thanks. 

Palm looks fine to me.  I wouldn't cut any leaves off until they turn brown.  Washingtonias are tough palms and this won't set it back.. 

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It'll be fine. Leaves are perfectly functional in their creased state.

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Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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Do not cut fronds off until turning brown. If part of the frond is brown, you can cut the part off that is brown. 
I’m not sure that is a pure Filifera. The fronds look too glossy. I always grow my own Filifera from seed to be sure. Pure Filifera have a dull green frond. 

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