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Originally Posted by biker1
Jim Davis of the ag extension service has given lectures in the past at the rec centers on the care and feeding of palms...
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Information about Jim Davis is on the first link and the second link is his contact information. Take photos and send to him.
Jim Davis, Author at UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County
Who We Are - UF/IFAS Extension
Last year my six year old Sylvester Palm in the front yard was looking real bad. I even called one of the tree removal places to have it taken out, they came and looked and said they would get back to me, but never called. I'm glad, they didn't return. This is how the tree looks now a year later.
This was the tree a year ago when I sent photos to Jim Davis, he replied to my email in two days. He said don't have it removed, it's normal growth. The top needed about 10' of trimming, when I had never had it trimmed and he said it needed fertilizing and watering.
I buy this inexpensive Palm Fertilizer at Walmart, it's about $8 in the garden shop and I put it down about 3 times a year, the first time in March or April. I have individual shrub sprinklers and now I have four aimed a the base of the palm. I also the the copper and white river rock refreshed with new rocks and fertilized all the shrubs including the palm with Milorganite, which is dried manure and does not burn or can be overdone. I usually pick up a bag at Walmart, got their last bag at the 466 store in March for $12. Lowes has a similar product under another name, it's also very cheap.