Need palm help!

[naraj]

Out of the 200 or so palms and trees I've planted in my Sarasota, Florida yard over the past 6 months, only a few have not thrived. I've planted almost all of them in a mix of peat moss and the alkaline sand here and fertilized them, with few problems. I'm just curious if you guys know why the following ones might be giving me trouble:

My dypsis sp. white burned as soon as I planted it in the sun and so I sheltered it a little and it hasn't changed, grown or wilted in any way in the 2 or 3 months since months.

This licuala dasyantha hasn't done a thing in the 2 months since I planted it in a semi-shady area, other than get a few spots on it, until 3 days ago, when it started getting kind of soft and wilting/browning a little. I'm not sure why it wasn't growing before, but I think my yard guys might have also gotten a little Round-Up on it when they were here this week, which is why it's suddenly declining. What do you think?

I had this cyrtostachys renda in full shade (I know, I know) for months ad it didn't grow at all, so I moved it to a partially-sunny area 6 weeks ago and it hasn't grown more than a centimeter since and still looks spotty. It's planted in mostly peat moss with alkaline sand mixed in and gets watered about 4 times a week. I know everyday watering would be better, but do you think that's the primary issue or are they just ridiculously slow?

My neoveitchia storkii has been doing well, but suddenly started turning brown 3 days ago and is now almost completely brown. The top pic is from 2 days ago and the 2nd pic is from today. I'm assuming Round-Up is the culprit here, right?

I can't seem to get the photo attached, but I also have a 12" attalea cohune seedling that got a little bit fried when I planted it in full sun 3 or 4 months ago, so I moved it to a partially sunny spot instead and it hasn't grown at all or wilted anymore ever since. Maybe they're slow at first, but they can't be that slow. Thoughts?

I realize this isn't a palm, but one of my plumerias looks kind of sickly and I'm not sure why. Any ideas? It doesn't look like fungus to me. I'm thinking too much shade or too much water. Do you agree?

This last palm is doing fairly well, but I just forgot what it is. I think it might be ptychosperma schefferi, but I'd love a second opinion.

Lastly, I bought a Ficus Altissima and planted it without realizing how giant these things can become, but it is so beautiful, I hate to throw it away. Anybody know what would happen if I just stick it in some type of reinforced pot and either stick it on the porch or plant it in the bucket? Would it stay small or just grow over the pot and keep going?

Thanks in advance for any answers!!!

[JD in the OC]

In my opinion, you are planting them too young and they are succumbing to the elements.

You should grow them in a container until each one is a couple feet or more tall has a 1 inch diameter stem- this will help them acclimate to your yard more easily.

The first two look like they may need more water.

The C. renda is growing just fine- EXTREMELY slow is normal.

The N. storkii looks like it got hit by some type of chemical to make it die that quickly.

I don't think any are suffering from cold damage cause we had a good winter this past year.

Your soil mixture sounds good.

[BS Man about Palms]

Do A LOT of reading and observations around here and your locale.. the answers are there.

[sarasota alex]

Jason, back in May I think, we had about a week or more of overcast. Which was kind of unusual. Once the sun was back out daily, the leaves of some of my palms that have opened while the sky was covered, got sunburned. Veitchia filifera had the worst of it. 90% of the leaf surface on the newest leaf was burned. And it was only getting the afternoon sun, which it was pretty accustomed to.

[naraj]

In my opinion, you are planting them too young and they are succumbing to the elements.

You should grow them in a container until each one is a couple feet or more tall has a 1 inch diameter stem- this will help them acclimate to your yard more easily.

The first two look like they may need more water.

The C. renda is growing just fine- EXTREMELY slow is normal.

The N. storkii looks like it got hit by some type of chemical to make it die that quickly.

I don't think any are suffering from cold damage cause we had a good winter this past year.

Your soil mixture sounds good.

Great advice, I know. I just don't have much patience and can't help but stick them in the ground too early, lots of times. The C. renda is already starting to grow a little, so I guess I should be happy. Thanks for the insight.

[naraj]

Jason, back in May I think, we had about a week or more of overcast. Which was kind of unusual. Once the sun was back out daily, the leaves of some of my palms that have opened while the sky was covered, got sunburned. Veitchia filifera had the worst of it. 90% of the leaf surface on the newest leaf was burned. And it was only getting the afternoon sun, which it was pretty accustomed to.

Thanks for the info, Alex.