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Pindo Palm Shedding

KClark

By KClark
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KClark Newbie

KClark

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This Pindo Palm in our yard is about 12-14 years old. We’ve lived here 4 years, 2 years ago we had harsh winter, I was told by a local company to treat with copper fungicide and fertilize, which I did and it bounced back.
We had a lot of rain in Eastern NC in May & June 2020. The “boots” started falling off and now the base of the tree is falling off and feels hollow, while the center of the tree remains hard and firm. No fungi on the tree or around the tree, I have 4 stalks of berries and new growth. Your feedback is appreciated. I love this tree! Thank you!

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TexasColdHardyPalms Grand Master

TexasColdHardyPalms

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That looks like some crazy cold damage.  I dont know what else could cause that.

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Merlyn Grand Master

Merlyn

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The only similar damage I've seen was from a sprinkler hitting a trunk at high force.  That was on a 30-40 foot tall Butia at a local nursery.  I think it is still growing there despite the damage.  I haven't dealt with rot or similar damage myself, just saying it might be possible for it to live.

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PalmatierMeg Grand Master

PalmatierMeg

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The palm won’t repair or grow out of that damage, in case you are wondering. Not much you can do except stake it. It may go on like that for a long time or another round high winds may snap it in two - that large leaf crown makes it top heavy. Only you know how likely that will happen in your location. Here in Cape Coral, FL I’d be afraid to risk what the next tropical storm might do to it.

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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.

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Thelaviopsis?

 

It is rotting from the outside in.  Mechanical or freeze damage I would guess.

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So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

necturus Experienced

necturus

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I wonder if you could put something in the gap to improve the integrity of the trunk? Clear out any rot, let it dry and then fill it in? I remember at the Ruth Bancroft Garden, Mrs. Bancroft did something similar with a... yucca? She stuck a piece of wood in a hole and the plant grew through it with it lodged in there.  Without doing something, I agree with everyone else, it'll probably break with high winds or die with the next bad freeze.

Steve Mac Grand Master

Steve Mac

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Hi, Ms. Clarke, Welcome to the forum, Are you still here? Has anyone been of help?

Cheers Steve

It is not dead, it is just senescence.

   

 

 

Laaz Veteran

Laaz

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The palm will collapse, I've seen it happen here.

Jerry@TreeZoo Grand Master

Jerry@TreeZoo

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Clean away all the easily removed tissue.  Soak the living hell out of everything with a systemic fungicide.  Strap 2x4s around the trunk.  You may get an additional year or two out of it but it will look a bit unusual.

So many species,

so little time.

Coconut Creek, Florida

Zone 10b (Zone 11 except for once evey 10 or 20 years)

Last Freeze: 2011,50 Miles North of Fairchilds

Palmfarmer Veteran

Palmfarmer

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sterilize and get out as much rot as you can then glue in some wooden pieces to cover most of the hole. after that you can use some epoxy glue and fiberglass mats apply them apply some more than sand again untill flush with the rest of the three and paint the trunk white. 

aztropic Grand Master

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Palm probably will still survive for many years. Here's one from where I used to live in Daytona Beach. Palm seriously froze in 1989,trunk was damaged.Revisited palm several times over the years.These pics were taken 27 years later...

 

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

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Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

NickJames Veteran

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22 hours ago, aztropic said:

Palm probably will still survive for many years. Here's one from where I used to live in Daytona Beach. Palm seriously froze in 1989,trunk was damaged.Revisited palm several times over the years.These pics were taken 27 years later...

 

aztropic

Mesa,Arizona

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It’s still there as of today ;)

 

and fruiting!

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Palmfarmer Veteran

Palmfarmer

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1 minute ago, NickJames said:

It’s still there as of today ;)

 

and fruiting!

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holy! that is one huge robilini i hope mine gets that big one day. They seem to grow really fast with a lot of water so maybe. I thought it was a rupicola at first glance because of the size. 

Fusca Grand Master

Fusca

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1 hour ago, Palmfarmer said:

that is one huge robilini

It's not roebelenii although it might be a hybrid with roebelenii and canariensis.  It is probably just canariensis or some hybrid with canariensis.  I think @Johnny Palmseed was just comparing it to a roebelenii that had the same trunk damage.

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Jon Sunder

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8 hours ago, Fusca said:

It's not roebelenii although it might be a hybrid with roebelenii and canariensis.  It is probably just canariensis or some hybrid with canariensis.  I think @Johnny Palmseed was just comparing it to a roebelenii that had the same trunk damage.

yes defintly a hybrid of sorts

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