Spear pull will be a big topic after this winter. – Page 3 – Cold Hardy Palms – PalmsNorth.com

hardyjim · 2014-02-21T13:48:05Z

...ok,it already is for sure. IME it is the moisture that stays in the crown area more than anything,couple that with fungal growth on damaged tissue and you can get spear-pull.... The important other ingrediant is warmth in coordination with darkness. The damage is done in most cases but how far and fast it spreads is dependant on the above factors. Spear-pull out west is less damaging theneast of the Rockies(generally)...it is the warm temps with the moisture in the crown that causes explosive fungal growth,sometimes faster than the palm can grow out of.. Some of us may need to assess how severe the damage is right away and operate -as opening up the crown robs fungus/spear-rot of its crucial needs...warmth,darkness and stagnant air. This is why palms in the west rarely rot out in the bud area,it is generally to dry for that with the low relative humidity. I have seen this with a Bizzy I have,the soil was bone dry(on the porch)and although it saw 23F and the spear did die,it never rotted because there was never moisture present....it pushed up a dry spear. Sometimes waiting to see if it grows back when it warms up is waiting to long because the fungus gets the jump. <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=zmw:52556.1.99999&bannertypeclick=wu_bluestripes"><img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/banner/ban/wxBanner?bannertype=wu_bluestripes&airportcode=KFFL&ForcedCity=Fairfield&ForcedState=IA" alt="Click for Fairfield, Iowa Forecast" height="90" width="160" /></a> <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=zmw:85201.1.99999&bannertypeclick=wu_bluestripes"><img src="http://weathersticker.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/banner/ban/wxBanner?bannertype=wu_bluestripes&airportcode=KFFZ&ForcedCity=Mesa&ForcedState=AZ" alt="Click for Mesa, Arizona Forecast" height="90" width="160" /></a>

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Zabola

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I had 2 the other one, smaller one dried in the ground last summer without enough water believe it or not.. you dont plant baby palms and this one needed shade, mulch, water, will have to check on it this spring maybe its still alive 🙄 (and they were so hard to find) :violent1:

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Posted : 12/03/2014 4:42 am

905palms

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One pulled from my Needle clump which is 3rd year in the ground. The others were tugged and so for so good, especially the pups. A little HP was applied on all. It should shoot back and fill in by July. These are tough little guys...

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Posted : 16/03/2014 6:11 pm

miketropic

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my needle pulled so I left it when I moved..my butia is so dead as well and the green med..2 of the 3 spears pulled on the silver med as well. my birmingham and cape hat look horrible but the spears are there..leaves are fried though. waggy pulled and is on the down hill..my only windmill seems to be the only thing not showing damage

Posted : 16/03/2014 8:56 pm

sashaeffer

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Miketropic: all those palms unprotected in the ground at your place?

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Posted : 16/03/2014 9:08 pm

miketropic

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no that's what makes it even worse in pots in a unheated garage! whatever is left will be planted in ground this summer and will have to see what makes it next time around

Posted : 17/03/2014 10:46 pm