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Old 05-11-2015, 05:17 PM
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[QUOTE=TomW;1057723]Three of my five Sabal palm appear to be wilting. I haven't noticed any discoloration but the leaves on the lower, older fronds droop and hang straight down. There are two healthy trees in the same plot and I can pretty well rule out watering and fertilizing issues.

I fear they are infected with Texas Phoenix Palm Decline disease. This is a bacteria, spread by insects, that infects Sable palms and eventually kills them. There is no practical cure. Has anyone else noticed a similar condition with their Sables?[/QUOTE

Please allow experts to advise you and not take advice without researching by getting best advice from a certified arborist.
Here is a photo from UF Ifas of a sable with the texas disease. Healthy sables are all along Morse between sumter and 466a. Would like for personal interest to see several photos of your palms you describe as having wilting and browning, which on a skirt is normal.
If we have the problem, we should know, and if not, we should not panic.

Would you like to have the UF site for cerified arborists?
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