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Best protocol for dealing with Butia spear damage?

NC_Palms
NC_Palms
in COLD HARDY PALMS

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Was out of town for a bit and came home to significant spear on my butia odorata (a palm I knew was gonna get damaged from overestimating how cold it really was lol). I tugged on the spear and nothing pulled which I guess is a good sign, but the crown seems a bit loose. I poured some hydrogen peroxide down the spear just now, but is there anything else I should be doing to increase the chances of this palm surviving?

Thank you

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Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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    49 minutes ago, NC_Palms said:

    ...(a palm I knew was gonna get damaged from overestimating how cold it really was lol)...

    Your overestimation, cold damaged your palm tree? What am I missing?

    Some of the damage may not even be apparent until much later. I'd remove any obviously dead material and treat with H020. Shelter the center growth area from rain / frost to prevent any further damage.

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    1 hour ago, Las Palmas Norte said:

    Your overestimation, cold damaged your palm tree? What am I missing?

    By this I am referring to how it got colder than I anticipated. Sorry if I worded this confusingly. 

    Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

    Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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    45 minutes ago, NC_Palms said:

    By this I am referring to how it got colder than I anticipated. Sorry if I worded this confusingly. 

    So your underestimation of the cold temperatures...

    Keep the palm sheltered & apply hydrogen peroxide once weekly until new growth emerges. If you want, you can also put a pen or pencil in the center & watch for upward motion.

    2-5-2025

    Northwest Florida - USDA Zone 9A

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    1 hour ago, MrTropical said:

    So your underestimation of the cold temperatures...

    Keep the palm sheltered & apply hydrogen peroxide once weekly until new growth emerges. If you want, you can also put a pen or pencil in the center & watch for upward motion.

    2-5-2025

    Thank you. Seems like all I can do know is just wait and see what happens 

    Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

    Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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    • 2 months later...
    On 2/5/2025 at 8:44 PM, NC_Palms said:

    Thank you. Seems like all I can do know is just wait and see what happens 

    Do you have an update on your Butia?

    4-12-2025

    Northwest Florida - USDA Zone 9A

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    3 minutes ago, MrTropical said:

    Do you have an update on your Butia?

    4-12-2025

    All I know is that it’s still green. I haven’t been around to see if the spear is regrowing or not. But before I left I treated it well. 

    Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

    Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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    My containerized Pindo Palm suffered from a spear pull over the winter. January was not friendly to the palms of North Carolina and much of the South. I performed a trunk cut 2-3 weeks ago, and this is what it looks like today...new growth emerging!

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     4-15-2025

    Northwest Florida - USDA Zone 9A

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    4 hours ago, MrTropical said:

    I performed a trunk cut 2-3 weeks ago, and this is what it looks like today...new growth emerging!

    Wow! A big set back.

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    • 1 month later...
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    On 4/12/2025 at 11:52 AM, NC_Palms said:

    All I know is that it’s still green. I haven’t been around to see if the spear is regrowing or not. But before I left I treated it well. 

    Update: It pulled through and is regrowing!

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    Zone 8a/8b Greenville, NC 

    Zone 9a/9b Bluffton, SC

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    17 hours ago, NC_Palms said:

    Update: It pulled through and is regrowing!

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    Looks like it's kicking ass. 👍

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    • 3 weeks later...
    On 4/15/2025 at 2:36 PM, MrTropical said:

    My containerized Pindo Palm suffered from a spear pull over the winter. January was not friendly to the palms of North Carolina and much of the South. I performed a trunk cut 2-3 weeks ago, and this is what it looks like today...new growth emerging!

    IMG_8881.thumb.jpg.8fc911eedbc37875a66601e91fe4de3d.jpg

     4-15-2025


    Here's the Pindo as of today...

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    June 7, 2025

    Northwest Florida - USDA Zone 9A

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