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Strange crown in Roystonea

ne0ndrxft
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Probably unhealthy? IMG_20251208_174948.thumb.jpg.0695b0bbee9aaa66a925e586807f346e.jpg

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    Was it windy in that area? They are known to shed fronds in high winds.

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    With so few leaves certainly not happy.  I feel bad for them stuck next to skyscrapers. 
     

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    I have lots of Roystonea borinquenas including many large ones. I can attest that with strong hurricanes they do shed leaves, but then new yellowish leaves are quickly pushed out.
     

    A survival response I guess.
     

     Normal winds and even Grade 1/2 hurricanes don’t harm mine at all. 
     

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    Those are Mauritia flexuosa palms in the foreground. 

    However the Roystoneas planted in some PR commercial areas near me with parking all around are horribly chopped often.
     

    They are already stressed with pollution and grass competition for nutrients and compacted soil, etc. 
     

    I do understand no one wants their car or themselves harmed by healthy heavy fronds.

    However there are many better palm choices that would look better and take less maintenance here. 

    Cindy Adair

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    5 hours ago, John2468 said:

    Was it windy in that area? They are known to shed fronds in high winds.

    Hong Kong experienced hurricane-force winds during typhoon Ragasa in September.

    Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California.  Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat

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    12 hours ago, awkonradi said:

    Hong Kong experienced hurricane-force winds during typhoon Ragasa in September.

    It made the Archontophoenixes I saw have their fronds absolutely ripped off. 

    5 hours ago, ne0ndrxft said:

    It made the Archontophoenixes I saw have their fronds absolutely ripped off. 

    If that is true, then I imagine these Roystonea are healthy, but they are recovering from losing many fronds during the same storm.  Are these Roystonea in Chater Garden, right here?  These appear to be well taken care of and very healthy in Google Maps images.

    https://maps.app.goo.gl/3iVMCp2D4DFs5sSi7

    Andrei W. Konradi, Burlingame, California.  Vicarious appreciator of palms in other people's gardens and in habitat

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    13 minutes ago, awkonradi said:

    If that is true, then I imagine these Roystonea are healthy, but they are recovering from losing many fronds during the same storm.  Are these Roystonea in Chater Garden, right here?  These appear to be well taken care of and very healthy in Google Maps images.

    https://maps.app.goo.gl/3iVMCp2D4DFs5sSi7

    Yes they are! It looks like the Archontophoenixes near my area are slightly getting better too lately, and possibly even produced fruits with the one next to it and seemed to have been growing 

    Hurricane Ian (cat 4/5) ripped off then carried away all existing leaves from all my Roystoneas, leaving them with only a pointed spear. All my royals looked like gigantic pencils. Still, they survived.

    Meg

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    Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
    Elevation: 15 feet

    I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.

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    8 hours ago, PalmatierMeg said:

    Hurricane Ian (cat 4/5) ripped off then carried away all existing leaves from all my Roystoneas, leaving them with only a pointed spear. All my royals looked like gigantic pencils. Still, they survived.

    Milton did the same to Pinellas and Manatee Counties . Here we are a year and couple months later and there’s barely any storm damaged foliage on the palms.  Nearly all the canopies have been replenished. Livistona genus seems to have fared the worst of the highly planted types. Ribbons especially 

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