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Chamaerops fungus or tomentum?

Keys6505

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Keys6505

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Howdy, can anyone tell me if this is fungus or tomentum?  I first saw the spots on the leaves a few weeks ago but found a thread on here saying it wasn't unusual for Chamaerops to have white residue.  It seems like it is much more abundant on the new leaves and the neighboring potted Trachy now has some white spots on the closest petiole as well(first pic Trachy, second and third pics Chamaerops).

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Silas_Sancona Grand Master

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11 minutes ago, Keys6505 said:

Howdy, can anyone tell me if this is fungus or tomentum?  I first saw the spots on the leaves a few weeks ago but found a thread on here saying it wasn't unusual for Chamaerops to have white residue.  It seems like it is much more abundant on the new leaves and the neighboring potted Trachy now has some white spots on the closest petiole as well(first pic Trachy, second and third pics Chamaerops).

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Looks like Tomentum to me, on both.. Scale insect / Mealy Bug infestation will look different.

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Agree. Tomentum

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Its Tomentum and completely normal. I have 3 Chamies in the yard, each of which have varying degrees of it. 

No worries. 

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Matt123 Rookie

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Hi - have you had issues with the tree?

I recently put up a post about a palm I have bought and it seems to have the same fungus looking feature.

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On 4/25/2021 at 12:40 PM, Matt123 said:

Hi - have you had issues with the tree?

I recently put up a post about a palm I have bought and it seems to have the same fungus looking feature.

No sir, no issues at all.  Tomentum seems to have been the right call.

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