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Palm tree caught on fire

ChicagoPalma

By ChicagoPalma
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A ember from our fire pit landed on the trunk and started burning the fibers. There is visible damage on the fibers but I don’t know if the palm tree is damaged. Any concerns? I did put it out with water the mini fire.

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Fusca Grand Master

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15 minutes ago, ChicagoPalma said:

A ember from our fire pit landed on the trunk and started burning the fibers. There is visible damage on the fibers but I don’t know if the palm tree is damaged. Any concerns? I did put it out with water the mini fire.

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Looks like the duration of the fire was brief.  Palm should be fine - I've seen Trachycarpus with much more fire damage survive.  Some actually burn the fibers off intentionally on larger palms to create a smooth trunk.  Interesting insect I'm seeing on the leaf petiole of the newest fronds top center!

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RJ Grand Master

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9 minutes ago, Fusca said:

Looks like the duration of the fire was brief.  Palm should be fine - I've seen Trachycarpus with much more fire damage survive.  Some actually burn the fibers off intentionally on larger palms to create a smooth trunk.  Interesting insect I'm seeing on the leaf petiole of the newest fronds top center!

My parents double caught on fire this past spring, was much worse and is doing just fine. 

John2468 Mentor

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22 minutes ago, Fusca said:

Interesting insect I'm seeing on the leaf petiole of the newest fronds top center!

Looks like some sort of earwig.

Allen Grand Master

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That's a new one.  Looks like it will be ok.  

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ChicagoPalma Mentor

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Yeah with the recent flooding earwigs are out and about and got I think bit or pinched by one of them.

SeanK Grand Master

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Some guys actually burn off the fibres intentionally, using an accelerant. I don't recommend it. About 20 years back, NE FL had fires race through the slash pine forests, leaving trunks of burned Serenoa. Fires were so fast that, after two weeks the trunks all had new growth.

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