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Originally Posted by D Lasher
the top of the tree is brown. I am afraid it may be bud rot but perhaps due to some other condition. Has anyone else had a problem with the new growth at the top dying?
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It could be bud rot but maybe it's not. The remainder of the tree looks very healthy. If you remember, our summer last year was very rainy and wet. Many of our palms are paying the price now. When the maristem and spear stem stay wet, it will rot. However, leave it alone until next spring and see how it looks; if the remainder of the palm leaves starts to brown and hang against the tree, then I would take the palm out. In the meantime, if you have it or any other palms pruned have a spray bottle of 70% alcohol (straight from the alcohol bottle) ready for the pruning group to spray their tools for every palm they cut. That is where these virus's and diseases come from.