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Pygmy palm seems to be dying. Help please!

JohnS1986

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This Pygmy palm I have seems to be dying. The leaves are yellowing and spotting. I’m in the LA area, we have gotten a good bit of rain in the last few days. Does this look over watered or under watered? Need suggestions. This has been planted for about 5 years 

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Las Palmas Norte Grand Master

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When these are actively growing, they do appreciate being well watered. Local advise will hopefully respond regarding overall health of your palm.

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Little Tex Mentor

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What temperatures did you guys get down to? It might be cold damage.

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Kim Grand Master

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It would be unusual to find a palm in California that is overwatered. Underwateriing is more the chronic problem in California.

Did you get a heavy dose of hail in the recent storm February 25th? That might account for the speckled appearance in photo #1.

Check the backside of the leaves for scale or mealybugs.

These are very tough palms, and it's unlikely your temps could have been low enough to seriously damage them. Come April, water in some well balanced palm fertilizer and stand back. These babies produce more leaves per month than any palm on earth.

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Temps dropped to about 35 lowest. Not freezing though. Not much hail or any that I can remember 

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6 hours ago, JohnS1986 said:

Temps dropped to about 35 lowest. Not freezing though. Not much hail or any that I can remember 

35 wouldn't kill that palm, or even hurt it. 

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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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@JohnS1986 I concur with @Kimand note that Pygmy dates are hard to kill. 
 

It’s good you’re being observant though; looks like you might have had some hail damage but not too bad.

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23 minutes ago, DoomsDave said:

Pygmy dates are hard to kill. 

Ive only killed almost 10 of these lol

In my defense, they had been underpotted for too long and they wasnt taking any water, when i noticed the decline it was too late...

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
Total: 41

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Honestly the way the pictures look, its not a water issue. I dont know what could be the cause.  As long as its still growing it should be fine. What has been said above is some solid advice.

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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
Total: 41

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Check out its base all around for any anomalies. 

5 year high 42.2C/108F (07/06/2018)--5 year low 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)--Lowest recent/current winter: 4.6C/40.3F (1/19/2023)

 

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