it looks good. try gently to pull the spear. if it stays where it is, it's good then. if it pulls out, that means that it is rotten inside,but still there is a hope. put some fungicide inside with water,in the hole and it will recover. this is the test after every winter you need to make with palms that spend the winter outdoor. often it looks like everything is ok, but inside the palm hearth might show up some fungi and start to rot the palm.

just butia palms could be dead after treating with fungicide that has copper inside. butias cant stand the copper. very important thing to know.

looking good Bryce. What's the palm to the left?

I pulled the spear and It's still good, the thing really didn't stop growing I don't think, its got new leaves growing. The plant to the left is Cordyline indivisa and its pretty much defoliated and the center I think is dead, it will probably grow back though and just branch. They are pretty hardy.

butias cant stand the copper. very important thing to know.

Thanks damir.
Have never heard that before.

Hope your C. indivisa makes it, Bryce.
They're beauties as they age

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cordyline_indivisa

Barb

It my actually be a Cordyline australis not sure bought it for like 1.00 at wal-mart on clearance as a "Spike Plant" so who knows, lol. I hate when they give plants really generic names that could be a couple of different species.

Spike Plant

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Yeah, generic names like: "tropical foliage"
Duh...as though I thought it was a loaf of bread :withstupid:

Examples of generic (or rather, guessing) names might make a neat and fun topic.

Barb

Unwrapped my windmill palm on Wednesday. I used heat tape, then burlap, and finally shrink wrap.I am in zone 5a or b. It looks brown in spots and green in others. I looks green on the newer growth at bottom. Wonder if I should spray with fungacide or not. Here is the pictures.

Welcome aboard Palms North, hasty22.

WELL, I'LL BE A FROG'S UNCLE!!!!!

WE LIVE IN THE SAME CITY!!!!!! 😀
I'm next door --> in Coldstream.

As to your palm, I've never seen one wrapped that tightly 😯

The green spear at the bottom, gently pull.
If it's firm, it's probably OK.

Barb

Welcome Hasty22!
Congrats, your palm looks ok. Livistonia chinensis?
Good to know it can make it through.
Adam

Correction: Hasty has a Livistona chinensis, rated zone 8b.?
Adam

I thought I was the only person crazy enough to grow palms and other tropicals in Vernon.
I pulled on the bottom of the plant it seems very solid. What type of plants you got growing. The only two tropicals that I have outside are
the windmill palm and a musa basjoo banana, which I may uncover today and take a peak.
Take care
Keith

Adam is my palm not a windmill palm? you were saying something about Livistona chinensis?
Thanks
Keith

I think Adam's right, that's not a Trachy.
Does look like a Livistonia (Chinese Fan Palm).

You probably shopped at the same nursery as me, everything's called Tropical foliage

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Barb

Hi Barb. I was looking at photos of Livistona chinensis and they are saying the leaves curl at the end. this one is normally all straight, just right now a few are drooping from overwintering. Yes and I bought it at home depot, was looking to see if tag was still there.
Keith