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DoomsDave

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I have three Roystonea oleraceas in my garden and the one pictured below appears to be in trouble. I’m gonna remove it, but anyone have any thoughts as to what it’s problem might be?

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Sorry to hear Dave! How old is it?

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It’s been in the ground about 11 years from a five gallon. It’s right out front when you pull up.

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I’m far from and expert but I also see my royals getting smaller and smaller as they get older and taller I don’t like the look of it and I always wonder if they have a limited lifespan in areas that are far from tropical I just don’t know interesting to see others that look like that.

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It's got the dreaded 'pencil-neck geek' syndrome. Adding lead or graphite to the soil should remedy the prob.

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Hot dry Santa Ana winds?

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I don’t think it’s a habitat problem.

Here’s its sibling looking pretty good. Big old Butch in the background.

 

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Dave,

It appears as if more fronds are browning and starting to drop?

Any indications of issues on the trunk?

 

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2 hours ago, Palm Tree Jim said:

Dave,

It appears as if more fronds are browning and starting to drop?

Any indications of issues on the trunk?

 

It appears to be developing a split on one side. Have to take a picture.

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I’m far from and expert but I also see my royals getting smaller and smaller as they get older and taller I don’t like the look of it and I always wonder if they have a limited lifespan in areas that are far from tropical I just don’t know interesting to see others that look like that.

The taller they get the harder it is to pump water up.  In phoenix area, Im sure the lifecycle is different with all that extra stress.  Any problem with root uptake of water would be compounded with the difficulty to pump water to heights as they grow older.  The get skinny here just from bad soil/irrigation limitations and we get 52" rain a year.  Planting them with concrete around the root areas will make them more susceptible to drought stress as well.  the logic is that vast root systems will take up lots of water from a wide area/depth soil volume.  Concrete only limits the size(area) of that root system.  Basically the plant must be able to replace water faster than it loses it in transpiration.  This can be a long term battle that is eventually lost earlier in its life cycle in hot dry areas.  

Formerly in Gilbert AZ, zone 9a/9b. Now in Palmetto, Florida Zone 9b/10a??

 

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That’s something I’ve been wondering about I don’t put any cement anywhere close to my palms I have a jungle and huge water bills Maybe 25 royals I would hate for them to start dying . Next week prediction is 117 all week long!!

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