Is this normal? If it’s not what is wrong and what are solutions

[PindoPalm]

This new frond coming in is yellow and even brown. My suspicion is that it is getting burned from the extremely hot sun or it could be overwatering due to poor quality of the muddy-like soil that is deeper that retains water for a long time as opposed to the surface that dries quickly. 

[happypalms]

More pictures of the leaves and whole plant please. Your not giving us enough to work with in diagnosis of your situation with your palm. After all a doctor wants to see scans and X-rays before a complete diagnosis! 

[Than]

Would be nice to let us know the species too. I can't tell from the photo. Howea?

[PindoPalm]

8 hours ago, happypalms said:

More pictures of the leaves and whole plant please. Your not giving us enough to work with in diagnosis of your situation with your palm. After all a doctor wants to see scans and X-rays before a complete diagnosis! 

 

[PindoPalm]

Just now, PindoPalm said:

 

It’s had some minimal protection, i had a shade cloth set up over it at one point but i forgot about it while out of town and it got ripped up after a pretty nasty storm

[sonoranfans]

Classic AZ, burned and dried out, its probably a goner.  I killed quite a few myself out there.  Welcome to the "palm growing in AZ club."  Gardening in arizona has many challenges for many plant and palm species.   You need irrigation 3 days a week in the summer and it needs to be liberal and run for hours after dark.

[happypalms]

3 hours ago, PindoPalm said:

 

It looks like sunburn fans from what you have described and your climate is hot and dry. Water and more to help create humidity, place the shade cloth up again and trim the dead leaves. I can’t say for sure if it will live this time, but as you’re treating doctor I don’t think rubbing aloe Vera on it is going to help or viniger to help soothe the sunburn 🥵. Good luck just a grower mistake gone wrong! 

[Than]

I am just a beginner so not much experience but I would put it under a 60% shade cloth, keep the soil moist at all times and also provide myccorhizae. Good luck.

[aztropic]

Definitely not enough water,but another problem you may not be considering is the reflected heat and light from the cement wall. When our daytime temps are in the 112 - 117F range as they are for at least the next week, very few palms would be able to survive those conditions. If you must have a palm in that location, start thinking about Washingtonia, Phoenix dactylifera, or a med fan.

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

[happypalms]

6 hours ago, aztropic said:

Definitely not enough water,but another problem you may not be considering is the reflected heat and light from the cement wall. When our daytime temps are in the 112 - 117F range as they are for at least the next week, very few palms would be able to survive those conditions. If you must have a palm in that location, start thinking about Washingtonia, Phoenix dactylifera, or a med fan.

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

A nice cocothrinax by the pool would look good!

[sonoranfans]

Arizona is very different than most climates.  Because of this, IMO its important to talk to the locals about palms in general.  There are some nice gardens there but there is also a wisdom that comes with growing palms in the hot desert.  

 

[aztropic]

A Coccothrinax by the pool would be nice, I agree. Many coccothrinax species would do just fine in that location. Problem is that they are not available locally at a size of instant gratification. I grow several of the species myself for sale, but because they are so slow growing,are generally only available as 1 gallon size plants, or maybe a few small 5 gallons. Under my growing conditions,they can easily spend the first 5 or more years of life in a community pot,before being singled out into individual pots. Some of my species currently under production are argentata,borhidiana hybrids,boschiana,crinita,litoralis,macroglossa and miraguama. All were grown from seed I collected myself,mostly from wild plants in habitat. 👍🌴

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

[96720]

I don’t know what Scott would say about it but plant stand has some large thrinax radiata that are not cheap but large!!

[aztropic]

1 hour ago, 96720 said:

I don’t know what Scott would say about it but plant stand has some large thrinax radiata that are not cheap but large!!

Scott would say that's a fair deal, price wise, for our location. Unfortunately, it wouldn't be a good choice for that blazing hot,full all day Arizona sun next to the pool/wall location that PindoPalm has available. I find radiata to be a little more tender than most Coccothrinax species due to it's more succulent fronds.

I do have a good sized one in my front jungle that at least has some protection from our afternoon summer sun. A rather fast grower, it is currently flowering now, but much too hot out to get any seeds produced. It has also flowered more towards the fall in the past and has produced viable seeds at that time.

I also have this species available at a smaller size than the plant stand, but at a much better price. Only $40 per 1 gallon plant.👍

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

[96720]

Is that a queen? What exposure is it getting? It’s possible you could try a mule for a similar look!

[PindoPalm]

23 hours ago, 96720 said:

Is that a queen? What exposure is it getting? It’s possible you could try a mule for a similar look!

Yeah it is. This was just more of a test run and it has been going about as expected, not well. If I were to get a mule I’d probably put it in a different spot