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Local newscast: Fatal fusiarum wilt attacks palm trees

PalmatierMeg
PalmatierMeg
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This local newscast doesn't tell me anything I haven't found out the hard way. I lost approximately 15 queens, 2 mules and gave up on genus Syagrus because of this wilt. But maybe it will educate other palm lovers.

http://www.nbc-2.com/story/31951165/fatal-fungal-disease-invades-fort-myers-palms#.VzPQDOb2ZzM

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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    great Video Meg. Thanks for sharing :) 

    Carlsbad, California Zone 10 B on the hill (402 ft. elevation)

    Sunset zone 24

    It kills washingtonia too.  I didn't know about the Mules though.  I was hoping the Butia genes might convey resistance.  

    Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

    Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

    Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

    We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

    I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

    Ouch!

    We've got a type of fusarium out here that's killing the CIDPs and making them lose their heads, literally. Sometimes onto cars. No one's been killed, that I've heard of. So far.

    Ouch.

    Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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    55 minutes ago, DoomsDave said:

    Ouch!

    We've got a type of fusarium out here that's killing the CIDPs and making them lose their heads, literally. Sometimes onto cars. No one's been killed, that I've heard of. So far.

    Ouch.

    Its essentially a slight variant of that disease, Dave.  Its just less discriminating.  Its devastated Washingtonia robusta in my neck of the woods over the last 6-12 months.  Add TPPD to the mix, and all of the most common species here are being killed at an alarming rate.  

    Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

    Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

    Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

    We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

    I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

    1 hour ago, Keith in SoJax said:

    Its essentially a slight variant of that disease, Dave.  Its just less discriminating.  Its devastated Washingtonia robusta in my neck of the woods over the last 6-12 months.  Add TPPD to the mix, and all of the most common species here are being killed at an alarming rate.  

    Between this and RPW, and LY, there may not be any palms left . . . :crying:

    Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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    17 minutes ago, DoomsDave said:

    Between this and RPW, and LY, there may not be any palms left . . . :crying:

    Sometimes I think the same thing, Dave.  I've planted bamboo and cycads to keep the tropical feel if the palms are exterminated.  So far Livistonas seem to be a pretty safe plant.  

    Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

    Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

    Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

    We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

    I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

    That's terrible, although I imagine they'll eventually develop a resistance to it.

    Part of me is glad I don't have to deal with things of this nature here, however the number of palms that can survive here are very limited to begin with.

    I just visited a garden in North Tampa that likely suffered this fate on his washingtonias. Maybe he'll chime in. 

    Bren in South St. Pete Florida
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    So far my Washingtonia has survived being surrounded by death. That was 2 years ago, so maybe it is home free.

    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.
    3 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

    So far my Washingtonia has survived being surrounded by death. That was 2 years ago, so maybe it is home free.

    Meg, there might be a variant that is host specific for Washingtonia as there is (or formerly was) for CIDP.  Pathogens morph and adapt too.  Seems like Queens are on every pest's menu.  

    Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

    Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

    Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

    We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

    I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.  

    I have had this pathogen on my property since 2003. It has killed Washingtonia and Queens, and i still have those two growing here today with no further problems for over 10 years...given the symptoms i am certain this was the cause of the decline 

    This pathogen is most likely spread by poor sanitation when pruning. It does not appear to be spread by any insect or physical vector, nor does it appear to affect any other genera.

    I hate to lose any palm, but for me at least this was not , and likely will not show itself to be epidemic in proportions.

    Rusty Bell

    Pine Island - the Ex-Pat part of Lee County, Fl , USA

    Zone 10b, life in the subs!...except when it isn't....

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