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Queen palm blew down


Buttecreekwoody

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One of my Queen Anne palms blew over in a recent wind event in Norcal. This was my smallest in the ground at about a foot diameter and 8 feet talk planted in the ground on my lawn area. I have it roped up against two other palms for now. 
 

how do I keep the tree propped until it grows  strong enough to survive?  I’m thinking about building a couple A frames around it. 
 

Should I pack some soil in around the exposed roots?  Wrap Jute?IMG_2511.thumb.jpeg.3d808c2adac9db928a8c6c13b177dd5b.jpeg

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If you have old frond boots 4 feet or so high so the straps won't slide down put these ground anchors in a triangle pattern around and use the ratchet straps to straighten.   Put heavy soil up to the root initiation zone on the palm and a few feet out (Where roots come out).  To help retain soil use a tree ring.  Leave for 6 months - 1 year.  You can also put 3 wood blocks around the palm and secure tightly with industrial strength zip ties or similar and drive wood support stakes and secure to blocks with screws.  The palm was too far away from the soil to initiate new roots

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I would mound up some soil around the base of that palm or it will not ever be strong enough to withstand wind. Then stake a triangle with one stake between the other palms and the other two equally spaced on the other side of the troubled palm. Use a separate line for each stake.  Using the other two palms as a support may compromise their footing. Harry

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Planted too high. Fix that. The palm will recover if you fix that issue. Otherwise it will always be small and unhealthy. Currently, its not going to die since you've fixed the blow over issue, but it will never grow well being so high. 

Since the grass doesn't look to be too tip-top, bring in a couple yards of topsoil and build up the whole area. The 2 palms in the back are planted properly so make the new soil slope down and end the taper at that area. 

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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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