Damaged main stem, will it recover?

[livinzlife]

I have a coconut palm that was attacked by a cow in the middle of the night. When I woke up, I found the main stem of the palm hanging downward to the ground. It isn't fully severed, but it is distressed enough that it is nowhere near capable of holding itself up.

I cut off a few of the fronds to reduce the weight of it and propped it up. But, it seems unlikely that such severe damage will repair itself. 

What do you think? Will this recover? Is it high up enough on the tree that a new leading shoot might appear? Should I cut off the damaged section entirely, or leave it propped up like I have it now?

You can see in the red circled area that the stem is still connected, but don't be fooled... this stem was pointed almost 180 degrees the opposite direction this morning, it was fully pointed at the ground, instead of the sky.

Coconut tree, central america, rainy season for about 2 more months.

 

[Harry’s Palms]

I had a frond from a large Queen Palm bend one of my understory palms almost in half. I tied a brace to it to make it vertical again and it is still alive two years later and no longer needs a brace. Harry

[aztropic]

I'd keep it well braced. You have nothing to lose. There is a good chance it will be able to outgrow the damage as new fronds are pushed up.

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

[Merlyn]

@livinzlife I was not expecting to open this this thread and read "COW damage."    I'd agree with the others.  Keep it braced or staked up, just don't tie it wrapped too tight.  I would also mark the new spear horizontally with a sharpie or other marker, so you can see if it is growing and by how much.  The cow ripped off some old frond bases, which *might* weaken the trunk in that area.  The old fronds may just turn brown and heal up normally too.  Only time will tell.  But I'd guess it'll be fine.