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5 month Royal update


Breaktheory

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Dear friends…

This Royal has improved quite a bit but will it make it? It has 2 floppy fronds w a third emerging but is growing about half the speed of my other royals - what’s the consensus on this going into winter?

Thanks all!

Jon

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It looks sun burned. I prefer to plant in the fall if possible due to less heat stress/sun exposure. Definitely keep watering. These palms usually experience cloudy conditions and a ton of rain this time of year in South Florida and Carribean islands. 
 

Cypress mulch may help lock in that moisture for longer periods over what is currently present.

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Looks like it’s acclimating pretty well. Good that you got it in the ground when you did since it will have established new roots and put out a couple of healthy fronds before much cooler weather sets in California. Are you giving it deep waterings besides the lawn irrigation? 

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16 minutes ago, Jim in Los Altos said:

Looks like it’s acclimating pretty well. Good that you got it in the ground when you did since it will have established new roots and put out a couple of healthy fronds before much cooler weather sets in California. Are you giving it deep waterings besides the lawn irrigation? 

So since we’re in drought I only get 10 mins of lawn watering a week!

I’ve been doing deep hose waterings 3-4 times a week since May - I turn on a hose and stick it by the base and let it run 30 mins - that’s probably about 30 gallons each watering and I position the hose to prevent any runoff.

For comparison, here’s a picture from May - I’m really not sure why the fronds are so floppy 

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So I have rocks covering the base but under that I have a 4” layer of grow mulch and chicken manure - I should probably add some more soon.

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1 hour ago, D Palm said:

It looks sun burned. I prefer to plant in the fall if possible due to less heat stress/sun exposure. Definitely keep watering. These palms usually experience cloudy conditions and a ton of rain this time of year in South Florida and Carribean islands. 
 

Cypress mulch may help lock in that moisture for longer periods over what is currently present.

Yes in dry climates the palms that prefer more humidity sometimes get burnt even when established and well watered. My Livestona got all of the fronds toasted to a crisp by the sun here despite being in part shade. then it recovered once rainseason hit. The sun in the mountains is stronger as well so there is that as well here. 

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5 minutes ago, Breaktheory said:

It’s doing better than it was but will it ever really become as healthy as my others?

I think you're 5 months into an 18 month experiment.  What can you do except keep watering it?

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Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California.  Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat

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7 hours ago, awkonradi said:

I think you're 5 months into an 18 month experiment.  What can you do except keep watering it?

You know I came pretty close to removing it but ended up installing the new tree I got as a third rather than replacing it

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