barnabus Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 I have a windmill palm for the past two years that the spear has pulled out. Just when I think its dead it pushes a spear up but it take FOREVER for it to open...if it does.Could this palm be junk and I should just throw it away instead of wasting my time or is something else going on? Can a plant like this ever recover and be normal and what causes that anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasColdHardyPalms Posted August 22, 2017 Report Share Posted August 22, 2017 Pictures would be very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapalmeraie Posted August 23, 2017 Report Share Posted August 23, 2017 Hi Of course it was weakened by the the damage which resulted in the spearpull. Fact is that it did reproduced a new spear so it isn't dead! But the slow evolution on the spear may indicate that this palm is growing new roots as well. Only with a healthy root ball the growth will take off again. I have the same situation on a Livistonia here, where I didn't had spearrot but which did loose all the foliage and where the spear didn't move a inch for months now. You could make a horizontal mark with a permanent waterproof marker in the speer just above the stem fibres to detect the least bit of growth. Kind regards Niek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnabus Posted August 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2017 Sounds like a great idea thank u! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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