Pindo (Jelly) Palm

[emarlie1027]

We had this small Pindo palm planted by a local nursery in the summer of 2022. In September of that year we had hurricane Ian come through and we had flooding in our yard. Then we had some bitter cold that December (17 degrees for 4 nights in a row). It actually looked fine last year with new fronds but it doesn't seem to be growing much. This past winter we had several very cold nights (low 20s) and now it's springtime and it's looking a little rough. The new fronds coming in have black on them and the older ones have brown on them but I don't think they're the ones that should be ready to cut off yet. What should we be doing?

[Merlyn]

It looks like it has a crown fungal infection.  Squirt some regular household hydrogen peroxide into the crown.  It'll probably bubble up and that confirms fungus is present.  I use hydrogen peroxide and Daconil for crown infections, though there are other fungicides like Mancozeb and copper.  

[emarlie1027]

I'll try that! Thank you so much!

[PindoPalm]

Try hydrogen peroxide. It worked well for mine here it is now