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Old 12-24-2014, 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by FredJacobs View Post
I have 3 Palms in my front yard. On each of them, the tips of all of the leaves are brown and hanging down. Now, I might expect this on a single frond as it dies but not on every frond.

Do I have a sick tree?

Any recommendations on who to call?
I had similar symptoms with my Sylvester. When I called the county agent's office their first question was "what fertilizer are you using". I had to go to the garage to check the numbers on the "palm fertilizer" I'd purchased at Ace. I had the wrong stuff. They gave me the info for the correct fertilizer and told me to buy it at the John Deere store, which used to be located on Rt. 301. I fertilized as they directed and the tree came back beautifully. The John Deere store has since relocated to Thomas Ave. in Leesburg.
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