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Originally Posted by tippyclubb
Yes, we had the same thing happen to our tree, but worse. Turned out it needed more water. Our sprinkler runs 3 times a week and my husband waters it by hand twice a week. Two months of this and the palm looks great now.
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Originally Posted by suesiegel
It sounds to me that you are watering more often then you need to.
What you should do is measure how much water you are putting down per cycle. Easy to do. Put out some clean empty cans. Cans like tuna are best as taller ones will block some of the water. Should be 1/2-3/4 of an inch.
If, you are putting down less than that the roots of your plants will not go deep so they are less drought tolerant.
Any change should be done slowly to give the plants time to adapt.
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Sue -- You are correct. Watering three times a week and then hand watering = 5 times a week -- too much water! A deep watering is much better than less water more often. If any part of the tree is actually brown, nothing will change that; that part is dead and will never turn green. Perhaps lack of fertilizer is the problem. Palms need micro nutrients, including boron and epson salt.