Spear Pull?

sashaeffer · 2014-01-09T16:36:17Z

Does anything other than crown of palm getting wet and freezing cause a spear pull??Checked my in the ground (2nd winter) Needle Palm that has heat tape buried around roots, and a 1/2 barrel with plexiglass top on south side of house. With the onset of the bad cold snap I did add a string of 25 Christmas lights inside the enclosure(themocube regulated) to help keep things from getting too cold as the plastic barrel isn't meant for insulating purposes, just to keep severe wind off palm. Palm is about a 5 gallon size. Last Winter protected same way except Christmas lights, and spear pulled in the spring too, but with the prolonged snowy spring we had it didn't surprise me, plus the spear pull didn't really seem to affect the palm over all and it simply grew a new spear and kept growing this year.I did use a soil probe and checked for soil moisture and probe said "wet" although needless to say I haven't watered anything. Also the fronds all appear to be partially dried up, so not sure what is going on. I unplugged the Christmas lights, and will leave top off barrel since we aren't going to have as cold as temps for a while so wanted to ask here what all can make a spear pull other than too much water/moisture?Pics...

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Zabola

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A shame really, needles are known for their winter hardiness, what happened here i dont know maybe it didnt need any heating just cover but thats my opinion.. its a nice looking one, hope it recovers!

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Posted : 14/01/2014 6:09 am

sashaeffer

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I'm sure the heat didn't help it at all. It does look better since I took I took lights away and we've had some mild temps.

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Posted : 14/01/2014 6:13 am

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