coco palm question.

[Baja-Jay-92106]

Can anyone tell me what would cause a healthy green coco palm frawn to collapse under it own weight?? This palm is 2 months transplanted this Sunday and she's being a real pain second frawn to do this . . thanks.. 

[Kostas]

Lack of water pressure inside the leaf due to dehydration, causes that

[Baja-Jay-92106]

Thanks posts! Like I sais in the last post I've upped the watering to twice a day, once in the morning and again when the evenings. And removed so soil from the base to make sure it wasn't planed to deep.. so I guess ill just keep watering the heck out of her until she starts to perk up..  if she was in shock would that cause it to stop drinking water. Cuz I can't imagine with how much water the palm is getting it not getting to the roots. Now that I've upped the watering how long till the palm should show some signs of improvement.. thanks a lot

[Kostas]

Maybe the roots are not working, it has lost a lot of roots to suffocation from being planted too deep or from inadequate drainage coupled with too much water. These all have the same result: the palm shows dehydration. So it's a bit difficult to pinpoint the exact cause of the dehydration symptoms. Maybe the best course of action is to treat it like the others that are doing ok and hope for the best. 

[Baja-Jay-92106]

Thanks Kostas,

When I cut the frawn ant the base after it broke it was full of moisture/water ? And the frawn was very heavy. Not sure if that means anything ..

[Kostas]

The palm is trying to make it work but needs to root fast... The leafs that collapse from lack of water tension in their cells, they are still alive and moist inside. 

 

[PalmatierMeg]

Are you being affected by the brutal heat wave out west? Temperatures over 100F combined with little or no humidity may be partly responsible for this palm's problems.

[Baja-Jay-92106]

I'm down by cabo so yes its hot this time of year 100 f in the day mid/ high 70s at night. With tons of humidity. but all 3 palms came from here and were planted in the ground very healthy when I got them about 2 months ago.. 2 are doing fine but this ones just giving me ahard time. And iits was the biggest and best looking out of all 3 palms

[Baja-Jay-92106]

Just put these in on sunday.. 100 bucks each.. couldn't pass up the price. Its funny down here you see a tree in a yard 99% of the time it's for sale and cheep. The backhoe and labor cost more then the palms 

[Baja-Jay-92106]

Koatas,

If this palm gets worse what can I do. Dig a hole on the side and see if there's standing water? I know that sounds drastic but I don't want to lose this palm. 

Thanks

[Baja-Jay-92106]

Wrong palm sorry

[Kostas]

Erecting a partial shade structure over it and treating it like the palms that do well for you with just a tad more water, might be able to help it

[nick]

do not forget to put a piece of pipe in the hole for irrigation. I had a similar problem with some plants with lack of water in deeper layers.

[Baja-Jay-92106]

Thanks for all the help... Will keep you posted..

[Baja-Jay-92106]

Hey Kostas,

I think its a drainage problem the ground here is hard clay. So we always dig are holes twice as big as need and fill with good soil mix with sand for fast drainage. But I remember with this hole there was a lot of rock so couldn't go as deep as the other 2 palms. So I think the clay is preventing proper drainage.. with that said what can I do, cut back on watering and let the hole dry up a little. I don't know.. the palm looks so dehydrated I'm afraid to do anything that might shock it worse.. only thing I know to do is get a backhoe up here and redo the hole deeper for better drainage.. please let me know your thoughts

 

 

[Baja-Jay-92106]

Cool pic.