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Originally Posted by Trish65
Hi,
Does anyone know how to remove the orange pods from palm trees?
Can I do it myself or do I have to hire someone?
Thanks for any imput  |
If they are turning yellow (not gradually turning brown and dying off) it's because they are not getting enough Manganese. You need to supplement their diet. First trim the dead fronds off. Also get rid of the emerging seed pods before they open and cause a mess on the ground. You want the palms to grow leaves not "babies". Then a good helping of Manganese Sulphate every few months will cure the "Frizzle Leaf" and keep the palm green. It's available at every garden supply store in 20 lb. bags. Please note that if you sprinkle it on landscaping stones, it'll turn them an unsightly black (it's NOT from the seeds,
784caroline). And it doesn't wash off.
If you have a Queen Palm that is developing holes and weeping in the trunk and yellowing fronds, it's probably dying from "Butt Rot", an incurable disease that may wipe out every Queen Palm (not native in this part of Florida) in The Villages. Only way to help the palm fight the disease is to keep it as healthy as you can. That means fertilizer, nutrient additives, proper water and trimmed fronds and seed pods to conserve it's energy. I've been told that if you lose a Queen to the disease, you can't replace it with
any other palm because the disease in already in the soil.
Have you noticed that the developer doesn't plant Queen Palms on the roadways and at Rec. Centers and Country Clubs? They have a limited life span here. Nurseries sell them because they are profitable and in demand here by unknowing homeowners from up north. As you travel around your neighborhood, look at all the Queen Palm trunks to see the weeping holes in them. They're all going to die.
Queen suffering from Butt Rot:
Fungus growth:
Once a mushroom like fungus grows at the soil line, it's time to remove the palm and plant something else.
Hope this helps.
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