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What’s wrong with my palm?

mdooling

By mdooling
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mdooling Newbie

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As a northern states gardener I have very little knowledge or experience with palms. Our normally healthy palm in S Florida is not looking good.  Any help would be appreciated as to what’s going on. Thanks so much!

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idontknowhatnametuse Mentor

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That looks really bad. The inflorescence necrosis is a clear sign of lethal bronzing. I would remove the affected palms.

Merlyn Grand Master

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@mdooling the palm looks like an Adonidia aka "Christmas Palm."  They are not very cold hardy, taking severe damage anywhere near freezing and especially with frost.  If you had temperatures in the 30s with frost that could easily have done it.  The brand new fronds look nice and green.  What area in S FL are you located?  I don't recall Miami or Naples areas getting that cold, though...

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D Palm Experienced

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Looks like cold damage. Trim off the brown fronds and it should be fine. That species of palm does not like any temps below 40.

quaman58 Grand Master

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Agree with cold damage assessment. The damage has very hard “edges” between damaged and non damaged leaflet sections. 

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Bret

 

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mdooling Newbie

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Thanks for the responses.  We’re in Delray where the temps only got to a low I believe in the high 40s.  If cold damage then I would expect to see some neighbors palms with similar issue? I dont see other palms affected 

Also noticed some of the green leave tips did not fully open and resemble “weeping” strings hanging down.  Not sure if that’s normal or indicative of something. 

SeanK Grand Master

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I'm inclined to say cold/frost. A Christmas palm is not a Royal. If there was frost, it could be enough to do damage. I imagine down your way, you'll know by April 1st if it's recovered.

idontknowhatnametuse Mentor

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39 minutes ago, mdooling said:

Thanks for the responses.  We’re in Delray where the temps only got to a low I believe in the high 40s.  If cold damage then I would expect to see some neighbors palms with similar issue? I dont see other palms affected 

Also noticed some of the green leave tips did not fully open and resemble “weeping” strings hanging down.  Not sure if that’s normal or indicative of something. 

High 40's won't damage a christmas palm.

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