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By PsyPalm
Hey all
Looking for some advice on whether or not I can save this howea forsteriana. It's most recent spear was emerging as usual over the the winter/spring then about a 6 weeks ago it very quickly dried out and died. (The other kentia it's sharing a pot with is still growing normally so I'm not sure what happened :/ ) Last week I gave the desiccated spear a tug and it popped right out. I know this is pretty much a death sentence but strangely the single remaining frond is still very healthy looking and feeling. The petiole on the remaining frond is firm, dark green, and none of the pinnae are showing any signs of decline usually associated with a dying frond.
I'm curious if anyone has had a kentia that's had a spear pull and lived, and is there anything specific I can do to help it survive? Thanks in advance!
First photo is of the hole I pulled the spear / base of remaining petiole, second is the top of the last remaining frond.
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By newtopalmsMD
The first picture shows the newest spear on one of two pups on my needle palm suddenly is no longer green. I pulled on it and it slip up about an inch or two. The second picture shows the some of the leaves of the main plant and the other pup are still green. What should I do. I planted this in April (main plant and two pups all in the same 15 ish gallon pot) and all three plants produced new spears during the summer. Two weeks ago I I put down a little fertilizer that I had used twice before in the growing season (mid autumn fertilizer for needles in this zone is supposed to be helpful) added a couple of inches of black hardwood mulch around the plant being careful not to cover the crown. (Though I can't keep the leaves off it. ) There is a tip of a new spear and is also this pale blue color. I live near Olney, MD z7a., We have had two light frosts (not enough to kill my musha basjoo nor any of my alocasia or colcasia. So now what should I do? Do I pull this spear all the way out and also pull the tip of the newest spear? I have a liquid copper fungicide with copper Octanoate .08%. Do I spray the crown with that? Or is there a better fungicide to use? Advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks
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By kinzyjr
I commented on a few other threads that my archontophoenix alexandrae looked fine after our 28F advective freeze in January. Some leaf tip burn, but overall healthy. About a month later, I noticed the spear starting to get brown streaks and gave it a tug. There was some movement, so I gave it a sharper tug and it came out with the entire bottom being brown and mushy. I peroxided the hole, and it bubbled profusely. The next day, I sprayed the hole full of copper fungicide. One side of the crownshaft had a brown streak on it, probably from cold/wind damage. At this point, that brown streak is splitting from a bulge in the crownshaft.
Surgery necessary on this one to clear a jam?
Anyone have any input?
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By Advective
B. Odorata in the ground for two years. About 5.5ft tall.
The plant saw lows this winter of 12ºF and 14-15ºF twice. A few days ago I noticed some of the newest growth had died but it didn't alarm me at the time because the same had happened to the S. Mexicana.
When I took a closer look today, I noticed the new growth was dead all the way down to the base, in stark contrast to the Sabal. I gave a tug and the two newest fronds came out:
Leaving this bottomless pit:
Is there anything I can attempt like Hydrogen Peroxide or the partial beheading surgery? Does this look like damage induced by cold temperatures or cold rain? It saw no ice or snow this winter as I wrapped it for those events but it did see cold rain.
This comes as a total shock as the plant otherwise took minimal damage
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By Matt in OC
I posted last week about a crispy frond on the smaller of my double dypsis decepiens. It looked to me like the new spear was growing fine so I wasn't too worried.
Today I gave that new spear a gentle tug and out it popped. Same with the crispy frond. The bigger half appears fine. I think this was brought on by lack of water during our hot and dry period a few weeks ago but now I'm not sure. This guy has been growing like a champ until just recently
I doused it with a good deal of fungicide and gave the big one a good shot as well. Thoughts? Advice? Should I leave it or cut the sucker off?
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