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Trunk Damage

spockvr6

By spockvr6
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spockvr6 Grand Master

spockvr6

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I saw this on a Royal trunk and wondered what might have caused it?

The crown also looked very rough and the general health of the palm appeared poor.

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Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

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Alan_Tampa

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Lightning.  

Alan

Tampa, Florida

Zone - 10a

spockvr6 Grand Master

spockvr6

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Goodness gracious!

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

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Yeah, I'd say lightning, too.  That also happens to dicot trees.

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redant Grand Master

redant

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I have seen the entire crown blown completely off the palm. Royals are lightning magnets in the summer.

Jupiter FL

in the Zone formally known as 10A

Randy Community Regular

Randy

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Bzzzzzzzzt

Holy Split!

Randy

Chandler, Arizona

USDA Hardiness Zone 9b(Warming to 10a)

Lowest Temps (usually) in the upper 20's

(Freeze of '07 lowest temp was 18dF)

Highest temps (usually) in the triple digit teens

Exotic Life Grand Master

Exotic Life

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Can the palm survive something like this ? Or it's it now going to die slowly ?

Southwest

Kris Grand Master

Kris

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Dear Spockvr6  :)

that picture is quiet painful to look at.

that palm must be around 20 to 26 years old

at least.and seems to have grown very healthy.

i like to see the crown section of this Jamboo..

since here in india,when a tree or palm is struck

by lightning the entire crown shaft has burn marks

seen very clearly. and the trunk section appears

deformed too. lightning strikes are common to

coconut & royal palm in india during mansoon rainy

season.

If possible kindly show us the top section of this

palm.

love,

Kris.

love conquers all..

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Charles P. Newbie

Charles P.

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Ouch!

Looks like a bomb blast came buy....

Let us know if it survives...

Walt Grand Master

Walt

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Larry: It appears the royal is sending down aerial roots (LOL, based on our recent ficus trees posting in the other forum!). In any event, what a waste of a nice palm. Royals are my favorite. If I could only grow one species of palms, royals would be it.

My guess would be lightning.

Walt

Mad about palms

ruskinPalms Grand Master

ruskinPalms

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I've seen pine trees do this after a lightning strike with the exception that there are charred areas along the vertical split and on the branch that is hit. What do you think causes it to split like that with lightning? Super heating that causes a rapid expansion of the water in the trunk? By the way, the pine trees kicked the bucket pretty quick after the lightning strike...

Parrish, FL

Zone 9B

spockvr6 Grand Master

spockvr6

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(Ken Johnson @ Sep. 21 2006,13:30)

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Is the head on? If it is, it is not lightning.

I have seen trucks his a royal and do that.

Ken -

Yes...the head is still on it!

This is what prompted me to post initially.  As noted in post #1, the crown is rough looking (looks stunted but not charred).

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

spockvr6 Grand Master

spockvr6

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(Walt @ Sep. 21 2006,17:39)

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Larry: It appears the royal is sending down aerial roots (LOL, based on our recent ficus trees posting in the other forum!).

HAHAHAHAA!

I am laughing as thats what I thought too when I first saw this palm!  A hybridized Roystonea benghalensis :D

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

spockvr6 Grand Master

spockvr6

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(krisachar @ Sep. 20 2006,04:03)

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If possible kindly show us the top section of this

palm.

love,

Kris.

Kris-

After looking through the photos I took that day, I see that I foolishly neglected to take a photo of the top of the palm  :(   Next time I am by the area, I will find this palm and photograph the crown.

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

Ken Johnson Grand Master

Ken Johnson

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All the lightning stike royals I have ever seen drop all their fronds in a day. I think it is not a strike and more likley the palm was bent real hard by a vehicle hitting it.

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spockvr6 Grand Master

spockvr6

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Ken-

This one definitely had a crown on it.  A pathetic looking one to be sure, but a crown none-the-less.

Next time I am back there I will take some more detailed pics.

Larry 

Palm Harbor, FL 10a / Ft Myers, FL 10b

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