Are my royal palms dying

[Da7m]

Hello every one here are some pictures of the palms they look dull as if they were dying

The nursery told me i need to wait another 2 months but i have been watching them turning to this for the past month and dont trust them anymore 

Is it normal to have such a transplant shock or am i doing something wrong 

 

 

We planted them a month ago

Ages are from 15 to 18 years old 

[Johnny Palmseed]

They do not look alive. Royals require large amounts of water under normal circumstances, especially in an arid climate such as yours. After a transplant, they should be watered every day multiple times until growth returns. It also looks like all the fronds were cut off during the process. It is usually beneficial to cut some of them but it is not normal to cut all of them. 

[Da7m]

Still some green in the middle of them, in regards to the fronds we can see the tree is creating new fronds and peeling slowly. The nursery told me not to cut any fronds and to let it be wraped tell 3 months after planting since the palms are big. 

we are in a very humid city with moderate temp with an avrg of 28°c the plant is being watered twice a day for the past month 

 

[Bill H2DB]

   At this point , looking as they do , I would  cut them loose from the bundling up . Then , if there is a remaining  " spike " in the center , you can judge for yourself the condition .   

    Maybe just pick one palm out , and do a physical investigation . You can cut any dead / brown fronds off , if they bother anything . They've got to go eventually anyway .

[ahosey01]

I have a really hard time believing that royals that size are 15+ years old.

A 15+ year old royal usually has like 20ft of trunk at minimum.

[Da7m]

Not the main issue here yet they are 6+ meters 

[Harry’s Palms]

If you are seeing growth , just be patient and they should pull through. I agree water is crucial for them and unless the soil isn’t draining , keep them wet. Harry

[DoomsDave]

@Da7m:
 

What @Harry’s Palms said though I’ll add even if the soil isn’t well draining keep them wet; they’re literally “swamp things” in habitat, assuming they’re Roystonea regia or Cuban Royals.

[Merlyn]

If it looks like one of them is showing some green and trying to shed old fronds, I would untie that one.  With them tied up that it may be difficult to tell if (and by how much) the new spears are growing. 

28C is 82F, which doesn't seem hot enough to require them to be wrapped for 3 months.  What is the daily high temperature there?

[Da7m]

8 minutes ago, Merlyn said:

If it looks like one of them is showing some green and trying to shed old fronds, I would untie that one.  With them tied up that it may be difficult to tell if (and by how much) the new spears are growing. 

28C is 82F, which doesn't seem hot enough to require them to be wrapped for 3 months.  What is the daily high temperature there?

From what i was told having them tied up will make it easier for them by not requiring the tree to distribute water other than horizontally focusting the growth on the roots and it provides better wind resistance.

After 3 months of planting them we will take out the died fronds

Highest for this week will be 30°c with a low of 19°c

[SeanK]

Focus first on keeping the soil wet

[DoomsDave]

12 minutes ago, Da7m said:

From what i was told having them tied up will make it easier for them by not requiring the tree to distribute water other than horizontally focusting the growth on the roots and it provides better wind resistance.

After 3 months of planting them we will take out the died fronds

Highest for this week will be 30°c with a low of 19°c

Please take pictures and show us as your palms grow; this will be very informative for us, too.

[Merlyn]

1 minute ago, Da7m said:

From what i was told having them tied up will make it easier for them by not requiring the tree to distribute water other than horizontally focusting the growth on the roots and it provides better wind resistance.

After 3 months of planting them we will take out the died fronds

Yes, absolutely true.  It is common to tie them up for a while after transplant, especially in a hot and dry climate.  I just haven't heard of 3 months being a normal practice.  That's why I was wondering about the high temperature.  If it is >100F (38C) and with wind, then a long time makes sense.