Queen palm fronds

[Palmlouis_AZ]

Hello! Anybody have any idea what could be happening to my queen palm? The new fronds are coming out like this. Is there anything I could do to help it? 

[Harry’s Palms]

It is very odd looking . I have no idea exactly what is going on but it could be a heat related issue . These are one variety of palms that like a cool down period at night. We get heat waves here and mine just cruise right through but we also get night time cool downs. I do water the heck out of them in the summer. I’m not sure that one will pull out. Harry

[aztropic]

What caused that problem was WAY too little water last summer! When our temps are in the triple digits like they are right now,that palm should be getting 10 gallons of water every other day. Instead of trying to fix that one and waste a year having it look ugly, I'd recommend starting over with a fresh example and just water it properly. The blue big box practically gives these away,and you can get a 15 foot tall palm in a 20 gallon pot for $79. Instant gratification. That being said, the queen palm is not the best choice for Arizona. The cheapest,yes,but does not like our alkaline soil, extreme heat,and lack of humidity. Better choices with 'feather' type fronds for a long term planting would be a mule palm, a date palm, or a pindo palm.

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

[Fusca]

I've seen a similar issue with queen palms in this area.  It has happened to 2 of my 3.  Not sure it's water related because I'm pretty consistent with irrigation.  It throws a funky spear or two then goes back to normal fairly quickly then after a bit looks like nothing happened.

[peachy]

I get this happen with my Veitchias and Adonidias even though they are well fed and watered.  I found that a dose of Trace Elements seems to solve the problem and the next leaves are perfectly normal and the growth rate improves dramatically.  it never seems to occur in any other species i grow however.

Peachy