Length of Recovery from Spear Pull

[MonkeDonkezz]

I have a windmill palm who got spear pull from fungal infection for whatever reason, so I sprayed it with copper fungicide twice and monoxide, and my question is , how long exactly do they take to recover? Thanks!

[Allen]

A pic and when did you notice the pull?  Easiest is a small stick down the cavity every week or 2 to check if it is moving.  My large ones just started moving here 1-3" per week will speed up as temps/sun increases.

[MonkeDonkezz]

Ill try to take a picture later, but i noticed it 2 weeks ago, I will try that method.

[IndyPalms]

I had one spear pull last April. Only took about a month to fully push a new spear. By June it was growing like nothing happened to it. Keep it dry and when it starts warming up it should come back.

[Arecaceus]

Depends on the size of the plant. How severe the spear pull is and of course the weather conditions. It might recover very quickly in a couple of months but I wouldn't give up when it takes a bit longer. If the tissue is very badly damaged or rotten it can take a while for a palm to push out new growth. Just try to keep it dry and to sanitise the hole every once in a while.

[fr8train]

I have a princeps that spear pulled on me, and it didn't push anything new out for almost 2 years. The leaves remaining leaves stayed green, but I thought it was done. I checked on it the other day and it's finally pushing a new leaf out, after all this time. It's pretty amazing. 

[Las Palmas Norte]

Three bad winter hits in a row. Unprecedented. Closest is fried (may recover) & the furthest (10' away) seems largely fine. Go figure.

 

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Edited March 14, 2023 by Las Palmas Norte

[PalmInVancouver]

2 hours ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

Three bad winter hits in a row. Unprecedented. Closest is fried (may recover) & the furthest (10' away) seems largely fine. Go figure.

 

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Is there anything you plan to do help the recovery of the "closest" one in you picture?

I have similar issue with mine

[Las Palmas Norte]

6 hours ago, PalmInVancouver said:

Is there anything you plan to do help the recovery of the "closest" one in you picture?

I will recover / reclaim that spot and plant another one or something different. I have never in 40 years of exotic gardening seen this kind of winter damage. In '08 / '09 it was bad and saw about 30% frond damage. That was just one year, not 3 consecutive.

[WSimpson]

On 3/12/2023 at 10:51 AM, MonkeDonkezz said:

I have a windmill palm who got spear pull from fungal infection for whatever reason, so I sprayed it with copper fungicide twice and monoxide, and my question is , how long exactly do they take to recover? Thanks!

 I see growth coming out of the center of the hole in April . You can measure down into the hole with a stick or something and see if the hole is getting more shallow over time . I remember being distraught when my young Trachys' spears pulled out only to be elated when I saw growth coming out in April . 

Will