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How to add truck thickness to a palm that is thin for its size

Plantking165
Plantking165
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So this royal is pretty thin for its size and I want a fat royal in my yard I've seen other royals this hight and size have a much wider base and stem this one is thin and spindley. I would like to change that and make it as fat as possible before it starts trunking in a year or 2 because once that happens you can't change the thickness of the trunk.20220504_110056.thumb.jpg.08ef772d5b884b3554ff71210b5e7706.jpg

Keep the planting area wet as a swamp, and apply plenty of time release fertilizer during the growing season...:greenthumb:

 

aztropic

Mesa, Arizona

Mesa, Arizona

 

Temps between 29F and 115F each year

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    That palm looks normal. It might be slightly thin, but that will change as it grows. Especially after you plant it in the ground.

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    It did have some root rot when I got it so I've soaking it then letting it dry out pretty good to stop the root rot.

    Sun grown and slower growing will thicken it up. Also do not go heavy on Nitrogen or phosphate. 

    Edited by Collectorpalms

    Santa Barbara,  California. Zone 10b

    Ryan (Paleoclimatologist Since 4 billion Years ago, Meteorologist/Earth Scientist/Physicist Since 1995, Savy Horticulturist Since Birth.)

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    So what kind of fertilizer would you recommend?

    Palmgain should be fine 8-2-12

    https://www.amazon.com/PALMGAIN-Fertilizer-Ferns-Cycads-Ixora/dp/B00CO8I8NM/ref=asc_df_B00CO8I8NM/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=193150648923&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16815971262880300227&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1026339&hvtargid=pla-362798860727&psc=1

    Santa Barbara,  California. Zone 10b

    Ryan (Paleoclimatologist Since 4 billion Years ago, Meteorologist/Earth Scientist/Physicist Since 1995, Savy Horticulturist Since Birth.)

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