Hybrid palm

[96720]

I have a palm that I got as a Jubea Butia Sygrus hybrid it is the slowest growing palm I have ever seen and never looks very good does anyone else have one of these and if so what are you doing to make it happy mine is in full sun close th a Jubea that looks much better than the hybrid appreciate any help!!!

[Harry’s Palms]

I would think some soil amendments and mulch to help it retain moisture. That looks awful dry there . I’m sure the desert heat in summer and fall don’t help. Most palms want a regular deep watering . Even here in a more temperate region , my palms are in a fast draining , almost constantly moist soil. Harry

I have posted this pic of my Roystonia  before . This is the newly amended soil prior to fertilizing and wood chips . This is done at least once a year. The Syagrus to the left still has the wood chips . I go through copious amounts of bark and top soil mulch. I use a claw to work it in to the drip circle allowing water to penetrate the surface and the bark or wood shavings to help keep the soil loose on the surface. 

[96720]

Thank you!! I water like crazy the palm had 2 shrubbler drip nozzles on it and it seemed really wet so I thought I would just put regular drip emitters on it but hasn’t changed anything! I admire the work you put in your garden! I have 21/2 acres and my plants don’t get any extra care my royostones grow great and a few feet from that palm is a huge Bismarck palm and a nice beccariophoenix but that palm just doesn’t grow I planted it in 2022 from a 15 gal and it just sits there I generally don’t fertilize but this year I did fertilize all my palms that was a big job!

[96720]

Just took a close look at the picture and I have 2 1gph emitters on it a far cry from the shrubblers I had on it with 21/2 acres I have beyond crazy water bills so I have been going around trying to reduce water usage!!

[96720]

Picture of the general area with the sick palm circled!!!

[Fusca]

I'm guessing that the soil in that spot is pretty alkaline and the hybrid has lots of Butia genes.  I had a similar problem with a pure Butia in San Antonio.  Three other Butia in the backyard grew normally but one in the front grew slowly and with yellowish fronds similar to yours.