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Howea belmoreana Seedling Yellowing


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I have a question about the health of my Howea belmoreana seedlings. I got these as seeds from a tree in Balboa Park in San Diego in November of 2018. They sprouted in late spring of 2019 and are a little over 2 years old. They have been slow but steady growers. I water them about once every 10-14 days and the sit next to a window with decent sunlight throughout the entire day. I fertilize them with a few granules of Palm gain every 3 months. Unfortunately I have noticed that their new fronds keep opening up paler and paler. I was going to see if anyone could tell me what might be causing this? I'm not sure if it's a sunlight, water, or nutrients?

 

 

 

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They don't look that bad to me.  My first thought is are they in pots that are too large for their root systems?  I let mine get a little thirsty before watering; and am wondering if soil is staying too moist in those larger pots.  I have seen 3 foot belmos in those size pots.  You may want to check the roots.  They often go deep but not too wide at first.  I find it difficult to find deep pots with smaller diameter for small palms so I have been using those tall red party cups with ample drainage cut out.  Pic below where I was transplanting seedling to a taller cup.  One of these days I'll buy those commercial tree liner pots; but I just don't use the volume to buy in those lots available.

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