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Windmill, should I be concerned?

Mightycanes

By Mightycanes
in COLD HARDY PALMS

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Palmsbro Experienced

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After seeing many up-close pictures of Trachycarpus fortunei trunks, yours looks fine/normal. However, if there is signs of something wrong in the leaves, then there may be cause for concern.

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Mightycanes Apprentice

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Leaves seemed fine to me.  I’ll double check it tomorrow but it’s flowering right now so that should stand for something.

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Brad Mondel Grand Master

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Looks fine. Over time the bottom fibers will naturally decay and fall off leaving a hairless trunk. 

Los Angeles, CA and Myrtle Beach, SC.

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TexasColdHardyPalms Grand Master

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Looks like an animal may have rubbed it off.  Dogs, cats and squirrels love to do that.

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Mightycanes Apprentice

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I do have some idiot squirrels, they like to dig holes everywhere.  Used to be 1 now it’s line 3-5.  So that could be them.

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frienduvafrond Collaborator

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I have experienced some of that when the irrigation is spraying the trunk daily. I dont know if thats a possibility.

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palm789 Mentor

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My cat keeps climbing my windmill palm,is there any safe way to stop him doing it,he wraps his paws around the trunk digging claws in.

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TexasColdHardyPalms Grand Master

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Spray the cat with a water hose every time it climbs up there. A few showers and it'll climb something else.

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Brad Mondel Grand Master

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Squirrels like to rip the chest hair off for their nests. I hate them. 

Los Angeles, CA and Myrtle Beach, SC.

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Mightycanes Apprentice

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Makes sense on the squirrels usage.  I’m gonna have to pop a few of them and send them to the Palm Gods, lol.

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