That is bad news for our street in Hadley. All of the homes close to us on Havana Trail were purchased last summer and fall and now people are upgrading their landscaping. It is like the "parade of palms" here every day. You see big trucks carrying queen palms and planting them daily. From my front door I can count at least 20 new queen palms.
If these are subject to a fatal disease it will be a big financial loss for the home owners. When we priced them to be planted they averaged about $200 each.
I certainly hope that this ailment is not always fatal. These are so new that you see a little yellowing on all of them, probably from transplantation shock.
I guess we will hold off on getting queen palms until more is known.
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