Planting Younger palms in wind

[Patrick Palms]

Being in Sub tropical Canary islands, you would think its easy to grow most palms, at Hotels are?Coconut palns,  in street planting are Royals and triangle palms, Spindle palms, Areca etc.  Yet due to wind, every 7g palm i plant , quickly browns up, due ro constant winds. Temp never ever under 50f..  not much rain per year, some times sand storms from Sahara,  but apart from winds, always warm.     Lost 3 young coconut palms, lost one royal, now 2nd young one, looking beaten up, even my Queen palm, looking beaten up. Yet close by , large coconut and royals and queens, all very happy.    I have no choice, but to plant out in north east location of yard.   My last idea , i will try, is planting drought tolerant Tecoma Stans in front of 7g palms..and things like that.  I have placed a wooden stake next to the Royal, trying to keep its roots still, so they can establish in ground. Here is pic of batteed royal and queen.

[Patrick Palms]

[sonoranfans]

tent the newly planted palm in a small clear plastic "greenouse cover" while it develops roots.  After a couple years you might start to open it up, gradually.  Looks like you have desiccation and the wind is the culprit.  Water is leaving faster than the roots can replace and those 7 gal palm roots are not enough and need time to expand and stretch out so they can pull in more water from a big root system over a wide area.  then its just a question of rain/irrigation.  

[Patrick Palms]

Thank you, yes will try that. And maybe use more mulch 

[Tyrone]

What is your relative humidity when the wind is blowing? I bet it’s on the low side.

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[branislav]

We have some pretty terrible Santa Ana winds here that scorch everything in their path but all these palms grow just fine. If you're planting large palms, you will need to stake them or else the wobble will make it very hard to establish roots. Not just one stake: use two or even 3 if needed. If it's desiccation, then you could try anti-desiccant on the leaves to reduce perspiration and make sure you deep water them. I can't tell from your first photo, but it looks like that Queen is on a slight hill without any berm to hold the water until it seeps into the ground. My property is very hilly, and I have berms everywhere or else water just runs off. I would also mulch heavily, both to help the soil retain moisture and improve its quality. Also, make sure you're watering them enough. Both Queens and Royals are super thirsty (even though both will tolerate low water once established but look like crap). I have not been able to over water them. It also could be that your best bet might be growing these from 1G or 5G sizes. They are very fast, and this way they can establish themselves well before the winds become an issue. Hope this helps.

[Patrick Palms]

Thank you, great tips 

[Patrick Palms]

anti-desiccant on the leaves, this is easily available to buy ?

[Cikas]

You need to water them waay more in your climate and add mulch. 

Edited February 19, 2020 by Cikas

[sonoranfans]

an anti dessicant barrier would prevent transpiration the leaf wouldn't be able to cool itself, it would die.    I would put up the tent and windblock companionpalms/plants to limit the dessication losses.

[Patrick Palms]

And add much more Mulch ? 

[PalmTreeDude]

If it is seedling size I'd put stakes around it with burlap and keep it like that for maybe a month or two until it gets rooted in a little bit. The top stays open.