Not Susceptible to Ganoderma Butt Rot

[Don-Vero]

Over the past 10 years, I have lost palms in two different areas of the yard to Ganoderma.  Unfortunately, the locations are such that I cannot remove the 10x10 area of dirt needed to allow for planting other palms. Can anyone suggest non-palm substitutes? I would love to identify a non-palm that looks like a palm. 

[aztropic]

Take a look at cycads. Shorter,but still palm like.

 

aztropic 

Mesa, Arizona 

[awkonradi]

Welcome to PalmTalk, Don.  Are you sure that you want to give up on palms?  What species of palms did you lose?  I wonder whether other species of palms might be less susceptible to Ganoderma.

[Looking Glass]

41 minutes ago, awkonradi said:

Welcome to PalmTalk, Don.  Are you sure that you want to give up on palms?  What species of palms did you lose?  I wonder whether other species of palms might be less susceptible to Ganoderma.

This…. Some species are very susceptible.   Others less so.  

[Merlyn]

@Don-Vero some of the bigger Encephalartos look very palm-like.  I'd take a look at Encephalartos Laurentianus and Encephalartos Whitelockii as palm-sized replacements.  Laurentianus is sometimes mistaken for a Canary Island Date Palm when mature.  They are cold hardy for Vero too.