[Lottoguy]

A terrible palm tree disease called "lethal bronzing" has made its way into The Villages. There is no cure for it and it will kill your palm tree very fast. There are two palm trees in front of the Saddlebrook recreation center that have this disease. This Sylvester palm in this video is not cheap to buy and install. Very sad when this happens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHQHzLQDJ1s

[bgnn54]

Lost my Pinto in about 3 weeks !!!!!!

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Lottoguy

A terrible palm tree disease called "lethal bronzing" has made its way into The Villages. There is no cure for it and it will kill your palm tree very fast. There are two palm trees in front of the Saddlebrook recreation center that have this disease. This Sylvester palm in this video is not cheap to buy and install. Very sad when this happens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHQHzLQDJ1s

24 degree freeze Probably didn’t help?

[Bogie Shooter]

To learn more…..
Lethal Bronzing Disease (LBD) - Gardening Solutions - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Lottoguy

A terrible palm tree disease called "lethal bronzing" has made its way into The Villages. There is no cure for it and it will kill your palm tree very fast. There are two palm trees in front of the Saddlebrook recreation center that have this disease. This Sylvester palm in this video is not cheap to buy and install. Very sad when this happens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHQHzLQDJ1s

If this is true, why haven't they been removed? Who determined they had the bronzing?

[ChicagoNative]

My community has issues with Queen Palms dying, and only Queen Palms. I wonder if this “bronzing” is the cause…..

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by ChicagoNative

My community has issues with Queen Palms dying, and only Queen Palms. I wonder if this “bronzing” is the cause…..

That's not in The Villages, right? Where?

[bgnn54]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

That's not in The Villages, right? Where?

Yes it's in TV, lost my mature palm here in Lady Lake.

[Michael G.]

2 palms came with our house and once their gone I wouldn't replace them.

Did you know palms are known as a type of grass?

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by ChicagoNative

My community has issues with Queen Palms dying, and only Queen Palms. I wonder if this “bronzing” is the cause…..

Very possible, but the issues the Queen's are having now just might be the after effect of the freezing temps we had not too long ago.

[Djean1981]

I thought it was in the weed family.

[vintageogauge]

This was going on last year too and I haven't seen a dead one down here in the south.

[La lamy]

So sad. Interesting that antibiotics might help prevent this...

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by Djean1981

I thought it was in the weed family.

Charlie O from Boston is the TOTV expert on weed

[ChicagoNative]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

That's not in The Villages, right? Where?

Nope. We are in Lakeside Landings, surrounded by The Villages, but not of your kind.

This bronzing has apparently affected more than half the counties in the whole state of Florida; one would think the developer would have made sure the Villages was exempt!