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Originally Posted by Uptown Girl
I'm not an expert, I can only speak from following the instructions I received (Village Palms installed ours) a few classes I've taken and my own research, which reinforced what Village Palms told me.
I believe that if your palm was installed a year ago, you are okay to fertilize it this year.
Our Sylvester was planted in the month of July, we gave that one a first fertilizer application the following June and another in September of that year.
It may depend on the variety of palm, though- and perhaps even how big the specimen is.
We have Chinese Fan palms (clumping) as well and fertilized them sooner. They are nutrient hogs compared to some other varieties.
Our Chinese Windmill Palms, however, do better with LESS frequent fertilizer applications (or lighter ones)- they are very slow growing.
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When planting palm trees of any kind do not feed them for 3-months, they need to get established in their new environment first. If you feed them too soon they can burn very easily. Like I have said in many post before, it's best to feed them in March, July, and November.