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Windmills palm :(

Farmerboy920
Farmerboy920
in COLD HARDY PALMS

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I bought this one windmill  palm a few months ago and it doesn’t look good. Any tips on what is happening here. Too much sun? No pull spear. -  fertilized once this year  bought from lowes thank you image.thumb.jpg.32faf0adf814503738f6b33985a15197.jpgimage.thumb.jpg.32faf0adf814503738f6b33985a15197.jpgimage.thumb.jpg.92298c5d29ef1c619f7dba773f300c05.jpgimage.thumb.jpg.6874336f169c78db871cece11b2c264b.jpg you 

12 minutes ago, Farmerboy920 said:

I bought this one windmill  palm a few months ago and it doesn’t look good. Any tips on what is happening here. Too much sun? No pull spear. -  fertilized once this year  bought from lowes thank you image.thumb.jpg.32faf0adf814503738f6b33985a15197.jpgimage.thumb.jpg.32faf0adf814503738f6b33985a15197.jpgimage.thumb.jpg.92298c5d29ef1c619f7dba773f300c05.jpgimage.thumb.jpg.6874336f169c78db871cece11b2c264b.jpg you 

More space to grow and more water I’m guessing 

Too dry. I hope it hasn't been out in the sun this summer.

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    Thank you for reply it gets about 7-9 hrs of sunlight a day I’ll move it to shady area see if it helps.

    15 hours ago, Farmerboy920 said:

    Thank you for reply it gets about 7-9 hrs of sunlight a day I’ll move it to shady area see if it helps.

    ... and water the poor thing so as to soak the soil thoroughly within the container. Quite often, dry soil will not properly absorb water unless it's at least tepid and repeated.

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    Sun scorch will show on the upper(sun) side of the leaves.  

    Those leaves are shriveling(closing up) most likely due to not enough water.  

    Or too much fertilizer 

    Sun damage on another species

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    Any updates on these palms?

    Zone 6b maritime climate

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    Update I left the palm alone and there is new growth in the spear. 

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    Maybe others can chime in on palm resuscitation approaches. Looks like it needs the best TLC!

    Zone 6b maritime climate

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    Looks like drought damage to me. Have the roots been hurt at sometime maybe? If your temperatures allow it's best to leave it outside in winter. For the next dry/warm/hot season I would put a pot plate under the palm. That way the water can really soak the rootball. Trachys can handle too much water way better than drought.

      

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    I agree with others that it was allowed to dry out . They are very hardy palms and this one should recover with proper care. 

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