[Bonanza]

Originally Posted by Ozzello

Frizzle Top: Not sure what you call "many", but I see very little. I did have a customer with a queen almost dead from frizzle top last year. He began adding Manganese sulfate, and the palm has completely recovered.
Frizzle top is listed as a disease, but it is simply a Manganese deficiency, typically caused by adding Epsom salts without additional Manganese.

You say queens are on Florida's do not plant list, then you say it is from UF. As I said before, this is NOT UF's nor the State of FL's list, merely the opinion of one man hosting the Master Gardener Club.

Brazillian Peppers and Melaleuca ARE on the States invasive species do not plant list, hardly a comparison to the queen palm.

Why this die-hard defense you keep spewing, of Queen palms? Queen palms are not a desirable palm, except to the unknowing who simply like their looks and know nothing about them. There are tons of palms and trees that are significanatly better choices. There is something about your posts that makes one think there is more to it than just simple opinions. It is very easy to cite an abundance of credentials because we, the readers, would have to believe you (or not) because you do not substantiate anythingg.

I never compared the Brazillian pepper and Maelaleuca to the Queen palm so don't put words in my mouth.

In The Villages, many Queen palms have frizzle top -- yes many. If your "customer" had a tree that was almost dead from frizzle top, it would have taken years for the "cure" because the manganese only cures new growth, not the existing growth.

Your two pages of back and forth posts gives one pause to wonder about them . . .