Is this transplant shock?

[MonkeDonkezz]

I transplanted this trachy mid April. I got it delivered from Plantvine. It came with just a little burn on the tips of the leaves and these weird white marks and spots as seen on the pictures.  When I was transplanting it I had to disturb its root ball quite a bit due to there being these fertilizer purple balls stuck between the roots. It has started spreading a new leaf recently, though its burns seem to be getting worse, especially on the oldest ones. Is it due to transplant shock?

 

 

[JohnAndSancho]

I'm no expert, so don't take this as gospel. 

 

But their plants are greenhouse grown and it's adapting to a lot more heat and light. I don't have any personal experience with Trachys, but a lot of my palms have the white fuzzy stuff on them. I went crazy wiping everything down with alcohol before I read up and found out it's normal and natural. Plantvine has pretty baller customer service too. They seem expensive until you factor in the free FedEx shipping. I just wish they carried more exotic palms, but that's not their demographic. 

[MonkeDonkezz]

Thanks for replying. The white stuff seems to be less so fuzzy and more so dusty. My guess is its some type of salt.

[Allen]

I think you're good it's just adjusting to it's new environment.  Be careful watering that big pot till it grows a bit.  

[LeonardHolmes]

34 minutes ago, JohnAndSancho said:

But their plants are greenhouse grown and it's adapting to a lot more heat and light. I don't have any personal experience with Trachys, but a lot of my palms have the white fuzzy stuff on them. I went crazy wiping everything down with alcohol before I read up and found out it's normal and natural. Plantvine has pretty baller customer service too. They seem expensive until you factor in the free FedEx shipping. I just wish they carried more exotic palms, but that's not their demographic. 

I've had decent luck with PlantVine too.  I think they are a cooperative of South Florida growers who got together to market their plants to a wider audience.  Their prices are sometimes really great with the shipping included.  I'm pretty sure mine were not greenhouse grown.

[JohnAndSancho]

29 minutes ago, MonkeDonkezz said:

Thanks for replying. The white stuff seems to be less so fuzzy and more so dusty. My guess is its some type of salt.

I'm sure it'll wipe off with a damp paper towel. It's natural. If it doesn't I'd call them. 

[Collectorpalms]

Its dried lime that was in the irrigation water from overhead watering. Its normal, lots of growers in any plants. It will wash off in rain. But they can have a natural waxy coat on palms.