??'S on Sylsvester palm trees
 

We just received some pics from a friend & the Sylvester palm we had installed in Jan. 12 shows the CENTER shoot a bit brown. Is this normal, getting too much rain????? I'm a snow bird in Wis. & I don't want to loose this tree (about 6 ft. tall). I have Stellar do all the fertilization. NEED SOME OPINIONS on this issue.

Call the landscaper that installed it - hopefully it has a warranty?

Send the pics and other info to The Villages Master Gardeners: plantclinic@aol.com. They always have top-notch advice on all things horticultural.

I agree that you should contact the landscaper that put it in and have them look at it, get their opinion on what has happened and their plan of resolution. I can appreciate the difficulty as you are there there in person as we are also part timers from WI! I would suggest you contact a trusted neighbor/friend to meet the landscaper and have you on the phone to hear the discussion. We also put in a Sylvester this year and were told to water it twice a day for 30 minutes for the first 2 months. We did and from the pictures we get monthly from our friends, the tree looks great. Our friends also had 4 Sylvester's planted and even with religiously watering one tree browned and didn't make it. Their/ our landscaper replaced it as not all stock is as strong as others. Will be interested to hear how your tree turns out.

I don't know if this is true or not,but I was told that large expensive palms should have a dedicated sprinkler/bubbler installed at the tree to insure they are watered properly.

what is the overall diameter of the frons (leaves if U will)

Is the bed around the base the same size or larger?

If it is smaller when the lawn guys fertilize that grass fertilizer is wrong for the palm.

I see countless improperly planted palms, some inside retaining walls that will have issues down the road

yes contact the clinic.

Called landscaper today,(Plantacular) phone is disconnected. Plantacular is on 441 across the st. from the BIG car dealer lot & up the block (south). Watered every day for a mo. & than every other day for 3 wks. as instructed by Plantacular. Tree looked great when we left on 5/1. Pine needle mulch area around tree is big & it has it's own dedicated H2O bubler. One of my friends said with all the hot weather that this is NORMAL?????
Any OTHER suggestions GREATLY APPRECIATED!
I doubt by e mailing a pic to the master gardeners would show a good view of the problem to them.

you have a problem and don't want to be bothered to email a pic......wow!!!

In my humble opinion, prior responses were all good.

You (or your friend).....
...can also contact The Villages branch of UF/IFIS Service Center by phone.

352..689..4668 ( main Villages Branch of UF/IFIS )
There is absolutely NO $$ Cost for this service.

(..."waiting"..... Wait for it......Of Course it IS pre-funded by
Floridians' taxes.. by the funding of the University of Florida, etc.)

Located at the Southwest Corner of County Rd 466 and Morse Blvd.
Right here IN The Villages.

We were referred to Jim Davis ...( 352..793..2728.) / made Appointment.
Jim is A Master Gardner/Florida Master Naturalist.
He actually came to the home to determine the plan of action.

The building at 8033 CR 466 houses the...
............................. Sumter Sheriff Office.
..............................UF/IFIS Sumter County Ag Service Center.
..............................Seniors V. Crime
..............................OUR Voting Place.
..............................Plates and Titles Office.

The building is NEXT DOOR to ONE of the VILLAGES Fire Stations.

We can all THANK our DEVELOPER for having the foresight to
arrange having --- "all of the above" ---right here IN The Villages...
...and..can even be accessed with our golf car.

>>>>>>>>>>>>Life is Good IN The Villages<<<<<<<<<<<

My sincere THANK YOU goes out to the entire MORSE FAMILY.

THANK U for the tip! Jim is a great speaker & KNOWS HIS STUFF! I went to @ least 3 of his plant seminars. I'm going to call him.