Filifera spear pull help

[jwitt]

@NMPalmjunky

Nice recovery.

 

Sorry to be off topic. Was wondering if your trachy(s) are/or about to bloom.  I got about 7 spathes which will soon be ready for some pollen. 

[NMPalmjunky]

7 hours ago, Ltapia said:

Oh wow your palm bounced back quick it looks really good what did you use to protect it in the winter ?

The second pic was from last summer. This is what it looks like after 5 degrees this winter. It completely defoliated, but new growth is healthy. 

[NMPalmjunky]

5 hours ago, jwitt said:

@NMPalmjunky

Nice recovery.

 

Sorry to be off topic. Was wondering if your trachy(s) are/or about to bloom.  I got about 7 spathes which will soon be ready for some pollen. 

It’s just about perfect timing!

[Ltapia]

3 minutes ago, NMPalmjunky said:

The second pic was from last summer. This is what it looks like after 5 degrees this winter. It completely defoliated, but new growth is healthy. 

Wow with no protection that looks good mines are completely defoliated I got four palms in the ground two filifera two trachys . One filifera is pushing new growth and one trachy but my other two are not moving 🤷‍♂️no spear pull on any let’s see.I do have like 13 filiferas in pots different sizes probably gonna plant a few after this weekend .

[NMPalmjunky]

4 minutes ago, Ltapia said:

Wow with no protection that looks good mines are completely defoliated I got four palms in the ground two filifera two trachys . One filifera is pushing new growth and one trachy but my other two are not moving 🤷‍♂️no spear pull on any let’s see.I do have like 13 filiferas in pots different sizes probably gonna plant a few after this weekend .

I didn’t protect anything, but I do believe in hindsight that some light protection would have gone a long way. My trachys all had some degree of burn, but they all are growing well now. 

[Ltapia]

7 hours ago, NMPalmjunky said:

I didn’t protect anything, but I do believe in hindsight that some light protection would have gone a long way. My trachys all had some degree of burn, but they all are growing well now. 

Yours looke pretty decent a lot of palms completely defoliated this year what do you use for fertilizer ?

[Ltapia]

11 hours ago, Ltapia said:

18 hours ago, NMPalmjunky said:

I didn’t protect anything, but I do believe in hindsight that some light protection would have gone a long way. My trachys all had some degree of burn, but they all are growing well now. 

Yours looke pretty decent a lot of palms completely defoliated this year what do you use for fertilizer ?

Yours looke pretty decent a lot of palms completely defoliated this year what do you use for fertilizer ?

[NMPalmjunky]

21 hours ago, Ltapia said:

Yours looke pretty decent a lot of palms completely defoliated this year what do you use for fertilizer ?

@Ltapia thank you for the kind words. Everything looked much healthier last year at this time. I have tried a few different options over the years, but I am currently using a 6-4-6 in-house slow release palm fertilizer that I got from Osuna Nursery. 

[Ltapia]

5 hours ago, NMPalmjunky said:

@Ltapia thank you for the kind words. Everything looked much healthier last year at this time. I have tried a few different options over the years, but I am currently using a 6-4-6 in-house slow release palm fertilizer that I got from Osuna Nursery. 

Heck yeah give us a update in the future I’m hoping mine start pushing there at a stand still ,

[Ltapia]

Here’s a small filifera one that I had with spear pull I cut and within a day it started pushing .

[NMPalmjunky]

1 hour ago, Ltapia said:

Here’s a small filifera one that I had with spear pull I cut and within a day it started pushing .

@Ltapia Congrats! It should be smooth sailing. The new growth will be stunted for the first couple of months, but it should be closer to normal by late summer. I like the collection in the pic below!

[jwitt]

2 hours ago, Ltapia said:

Here’s a small filifera one that I had with spear pull I cut and within a day it started pushing .

Nice!

Sometimes the opening where the spear pushes thru, collapses, or becomes constricted.  Especially on younger ones that go through major freezes.  I think the leaf bases freeze(expand), die, dry out, and stays in that slightly expanded state.  It hinders the smooth push of a new spear. 

So I think what you did is best in most of those likewise situations. 

By June, you won't even notice! And no damage to the trunk, because you did not cut "trunk". 

Need a buyer for a filifera or two?

[Ltapia]

7 hours ago, NMPalmjunky said:

@Ltapia Congrats! It should be smooth sailing. The new growth will be stunted for the first couple of months, but it should be closer to normal by late summer. I like the collection in the pic below!

Thanks! I almost just trashed it glad I didn’t this one I barely had to cut down compared to the big one at my parents got cut down pretty low . Thanks I grew them from seed !

[Ltapia]

6 hours ago, jwitt said:

Nice!

Sometimes the opening where the spear pushes thru, collapses, or becomes constricted.  Especially on younger ones that go through major freezes.  I think the leaf bases freeze(expand), die, dry out, and stays in that slightly expanded state.  It hinders the smooth push of a new spear. 

So I think what you did is best in most of those likewise situations. 

By June, you won't even notice! And no damage to the trunk, because you did not cut "trunk". 

Need a buyer for a filifera or two?

Yeah I figured this one should recover pretty quick compared to the big one I cut down was deep! and yes I will be getting rid of some of these guys I’ll probably keep two or three .This is older brother to them which is in the ground now .