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el-blanco

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el-blanco

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Livistona D. Is about as crooked as can be.  Sigh!

i just had it mega-trimmed so we will see what happens.  I put boron on it. Few years back. It went straight but now bending the other way.

Any of you deal with this?

JEFF

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JLM

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Im not expert on any of this, but i can say thats quite the crooked palm you have there. We need some palmy pros in here.

Palms - 1 Adonidia merillii, 1 Bismarckia nobilis, 2 Butia odorata, 1 BxJ, 1 BxJxBxS, 1 BxS, 1 Chamaerops humilis, 1 Chambeyronia macrocarpa, 1 Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, 1 Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, 1 Livistona chinensis, 1 Livistona nitida, 1 Phoenix canariensis, 3 Phoenix roebelenii, 2 Ravenea rivularis, 1 Rhapis excelsa, 1 Sabal bermudana, 3 Sabal palmetto, 4 Syagrus romanzoffiana, 8 Trachycarpus fortunei, 4 Washingtonia robusta, 1 Wodyetia bifurcata
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Jim in Los Altos

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Looks like time for more boron and perhaps a balance palm fertilizer as well. 

Jim in Los Altos, CA  SF Bay Area 37.34N- 122.13W- 190' above sea level

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sunset zone 16

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I'm with @Gonzer, rnnnnnnn.

Unless you like the palm that way.

Let's keep our forum fun and friendly.

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Stevetoad Grand Master

Stevetoad

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let it get all crazy. could make for a cool looking palm down the road. 

"it's not dead it's sleeping"

Santee ca, zone10a/9b

18 miles from the ocean

avg. winter 68/40.avg summer 88/64.records 113/25

joe_OC Grand Master

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21 hours ago, el-blanco said:

Livistona D. Is about as crooked as can be.  Sigh!

i just had it mega-trimmed so we will see what happens.  I put boron on it. Few years back. It went straight but now bending the other way.

Any of you deal with this?

JEFF

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Is it just me or does that palm have two growth points now?  Nevermind...didn't see the after pic.

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Huntington Beach, CA

USDA Zone 10a/10b

Sunset Zone 24

Patrick Veteran

Patrick

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Aah! I feel ya on that! I have a decora that decided to chase the sunlight and this picture reminds me of that. I have about 15' of clear trunk and it's bent over at about a 50 degree angle from vertical! I think the old Scarface chainsaw is in this ones future as well...

Oakley, California

55 Miles E-NE of San Francisco, CA

Solid zone 9, I can expect at least one night in the mid to low twenties every year.

Hot, dry summers. Cold, wet winters.

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