windmill light green should i cut?

[palm789]

my windmill palm was bottle green even after i planted it last year and the frond leaf segments were open wide but now the fronds are very light green slowly turning yellow and folded lengthways,how do i fix this?i tried some slow release fert a few weeks back but not sure how long it takes,i water the palm and after a while of the water soaking in water then runs off the soil,should i prune the fronds?it is planted in full sunlight,5 flower pods have emerged.any advice

p.s  top photo is 3 months after just planting and bottom 2 is now

Edited April 24, 2022 by palm789

[Jimhardy]

Why on earth would you think of cutting that palm????  Asking for a friend.

It looks great-nice healthy palm....  it will green up when the soil temps rise.

Also,fertilizer is useless unless the soil temps are well above 50F preferably

60F +

[palm789]

trim the fronds i was talking about

[Chad king NC]

For the best health of the palm don't trim any fronds till they are completely brown.

[palm789]

just dug up the palm and to my suprise there was a small pool of water underneath the palm rootball and i didnt cut any roots and to be honest im not sure if the roots grew during its first year in ground so i amended it with a mixture of multipurpose compost,store bought topsoil and perlite with chicken manure blended in.

will this help drainage?

[Jimhardy]

I'm going to go dig up some graves tonight and see if anyone is alive.

[Chester B]

22 hours ago, palm789 said:

just dug up the palm and to my suprise there was a small pool of water underneath the palm rootball and i didnt cut any roots and to be honest im not sure if the roots grew during its first year in ground so i amended it with a mixture of multipurpose compost,store bought topsoil and perlite with chicken manure blended in.

will this help drainage?

Trachys don't care about standing water or heavy clay.  These palms love water.  There was no need to dig that palm up, it was perfectly healthy and looks exactly like I would expect it to after winter.  As @Jimhardy has stated it should green up once the soil temps warm up.  Adding in those nutrients will help, but I would've top dressed them instead.

A bit of friendly advice - the more you mess with the palm the more you're going to set it back.  Some of the nicest Trachys are the neglected ones.  And don't expect them to look perfect,  these aren't that type of palm.